<span>Congress approved $50 million that McKinley requested to prepare for war after C. the Maine exploded and sank in Havana Harbor.
Although it was unclear at the time what caused the explosion, the American immediately blamed Span after the Spanish minister to the US called President McKinley a weak leader. As a result, the President set aside a large sum of money in order to prepare for war with Spain.
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In short, the Colonial system of indentured servitude (working for 5-7 years for someone to pay them back for your trip across the Atlantic) was running out of people. So the British brought African peoples across.
The discovery of oil in South Sudan sparked the independence movement that eventually led to the division of country.
The Oil was discovered in Bentu and Heglig districts of South Sudan in 1978. The central government in Khartoum took over the oil districts of South Sudan which sparked rebellion in South Sudan and on the other hand South Sudan wanted to have a greater share in oil revenue. It resulted into conflict in Sudan for a long time and ultimately on 11 July 2011 South Sudan attained her Independence and thus lead to division of Sudan.
Col. Custer was defeated by leaders of the <span>Sioux tribe</span>
