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The cartoon is depicting a little kid on a small island handing out candy to these "monster-like" creatures surrounding him. This represents the island nation of Great Britain as the kid and Nazi Germany as the monsters. The act of Great Britain giving out "candy" represents Britain agreeing with Germany to claim territories in Europe such as Austria, Memel, Sudetenland, etc. Sudetenland was especially a big sign of appeasement after the Munich Conference which Czechoslovakia did not attend.
B. historians shouldn't project modern ideas
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The brief war fought against the Spanish Navy and land forces in 1898 established the United States as a global, major navy and military power.
The war was fought in Cuba - the Caribbean - and in the Pacific. If a century before American governments were not willing to join wars among European powers and pursued a cautious diplomacy, full industrialization, territorial expansion and a fantastic growth of economic might made the United States a player in world affairs to be reckoned with a century later. That´s why the Spanish-American war is a turning point in American history: the US would play a large role in world affairs from that moment on.
Compare:
- Both were inspired by Enlightenment ideas.
- Inspired by American and French Revolution ideas.
- Both were ruled by the minority.
Contrast:
- Haitian slaves created a republic without slavery while Mexico's peasantry fought for a democartic republic.
- Mexican uprisings were caused by different goals while Haitian slaves fought for equal rights.
- A Haitian republic was established while Porfirio Diaz was overthrown.
Answer: Following Texas' successful war of independence against Mexico in 1836, President Martin van Buren refrained from annexing Texas after the Mexicans threatened war. ... His efforts culminated on April 12 in a Treaty of Annexation, an event that caused Mexico to sever diplomatic relations with United States. Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest turning on the controversial issues of slavery and the annexation of the Republic of Texas. President John Tyler's pursuit of Texas annexation threatened the unity of both major parties.
