they thought they were going to be ffree
1) Santa Anna had signed a treaty to grant Texas independence and Mexico refused to accept this treaty.
2) Texas was bankrupt.
3) Comanches and Indian groups threatened attack smaller Texan communities.
<span>The Spanish American War of 1898 took place in the island
nations of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Americans were able to defeat the Spanish
in the Battle of Manila Bay. They scored
wins against the Spanish in Cuba with the Battle of San Juan Hill. Americans had difficulty in Puerto Rico as
both sides had difficulty during the fighting that came to an end when an
armistice was signed. Later the Treaty
of Paris was signed on December 10, 1898
and the war came to an end. The U.S.
gained the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
The Americans also establish a naval bay at Guantanamo Bay.</span>
Prof. Yunus, in a letter to the members of the Grameen Bank on your departure from the bank in 2011 you wrote "I thought that if I were to lend money to the poor, than the villagers could be free from the grasp of the loan sharks. This is what I did. I never imagined that it would become my calling in life." How do you feel about the work you did with the Grameen bank for Bangladesh?
It's a great thing that people responded to it very well. Today, Grameen bank has about nearly 8.5 million borrowers. 97 per cent of them are women and they own the bank. It has grown into a nationwide institution which grants for loans for itself.
We give money so young people from poor families can go into higher education. We created a nursing college, so that the young girls can become good quality nurses. And we have created health care services.
