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Imperial Ambition: Splendid Little War, The
The United States declares war on Spain in April of 1898. Anti-imperialists in Congress attach the Teller Amendment to the war resolution stating that the U.S. will not annex Cuba. The support of Cuban guerillas and Spain's lack of military prowess ...
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Warrior to Priest...Presidents of the Early 1900s: Panama Canal, The
The United States' new sense of itself as world power is evidenced by its plan to build a canal across a narrow stretch of land in Central America. When Roosevelt's Secretary of State John Hay is unsuccessful in his attempts to negotiate a canal tre...