The war that gave Cuba independence from Spain was the Spanish American War which began after a civil war began in Cuba for independence from Spain.
Answer:
The Chinese Invasion, and response against the UN's Invasion of Korea.
Explanation:
During WW2 the Soviet Union, and United States Of America did joint invasion of Korea, and after Japan had surrendered, The Small land mass was divided in two parts, the North getting occupied by the Soviets, and the South getting occupied by the Americans. Soon after letting Korea go as a puppet two powerful men, Syngman Rhee and Kim Il Sung had tried to conquer the other. North Korea started off with a lot of benefits from the Soviets, such as weapons and military advisors. Meanwhile due to Rhee's claims to start a first strike on the north, the USA refused to give weapons to South Korea, meanwhile North Korea decided to invade and conquer the south, due to lack of troops and weapons the north soon surrounded the South at Pusan. After the UN sent their troops into the South the North was slowly getting pushed back. Eventually they had launched a surprise invasion at Inchon, and had set up two beach heads, Blue Beach, and Red Beach. Eventually they managed to link the two beach heads up and take Inchon, the news hadn't reached the North for weeks, and when it did, they did a quick retreat to Seoul. Eventually the UN kept on pushing North Korea back and back until they had reach close enough to the Chinese Border. In response China invaded the North for themselves, the numerical advantage had helped them encircle many division, and barely letting them get away. This was catastrophic and the USA had commanded to retreat to the 38th parallel. The UN had barely stopped the Chinese from getting past the 38th, and finally the 1953 Korean armistice was signed, and had formally stopped the attacks from both sides.
Strom Thurmond did not challenge the status quo.
Thurgood Marshall argued cases like <em>Brown v. The Board of Education </em>before the US Supreme Court, and later (in 1967) became a Supreme Court justice -- the first African-American justice to serve on the court.
As president, Harry Truman signed Executive Order 9981, which abolished racial segregation in the US military.
Jackie Robinson was the first black player to play in Major League Baseball.
Strom Thurmond was a US Senator from South Carolina who sought to protect the status quo against the civil rights movement.
Answer:
The major causes of World War II were numerous. They include the impact of the Treaty of Versailles following WWI, the worldwide economic depression, failure of appeasement, the rise of militarism in Germany and Japan, and the failure of the League of Nations.
Explanation:
(1) The United States wouldn't interfere in the internal affairs of or the wars between European powers; (2) The United States wouldn't interfere with existing colonies and dependencies in the Western Hemisphere; (3) The Western Hemisphere was closed to future colonization; (4) Any attempt by a European power to oppress or control any nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a hostile act against the United States.
