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历史上的今天

记得学姐之前说过，在AP历史拿高分有2个必不可少的要素：

熟练掌握相当的史实+良好的英文论文写作能力

那如果说论文写作能力是烹饪技巧，那史实就像做菜的原材料。巧妇难为无米之炊。历史论文的论据都来自史实，所以论证力度取决于能否引用足够的史实来支撑你的论点。历史论文缺乏史实的话，写作技巧再高超也不能写出令人信服的历史论文。相反，即便你能记住大量史实，如果不会合理地组织运用，也写不出好论文。所以要写出高分的AP历史论文，既需要能对史实信手拈来，也需要有把这些史实有效组织起来去支撑你观点的写作能力。两者相辅相成，缺一不可。

《历史上的今天》是学姐新开的栏目，发布历史在今天发生过的重要事件，并对其进行提炼和总结。每天通过半分钟的阅读，你即可以知道：谁，在哪里，什么时候，做了什么，这件事为什么重要、以及在写关于什么主题的论文的时候可以作为潜在论据引用。

When: December 10, 1898

What: the Spanish-American War formally ended by the Treaty of Paris. As a result, the United States annexed all of Spain's colonies outside of Africa, including the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico, with the exception of Cuba, which became a U.S. protectorate.

Why significant:

For the U.S.: The war redefined the national identity of the U.S., and greatly enforced the United States' vision of itself as a "defender of democracy" and as a major world power. It also changed the idea of American imperialism in the public's mind, and marked American entry into world affairs. Since the war, the U.S. entered a long and prosperous period of economic and population growth, and technological innovation that lasted through the 1920s.

For Spain: On the other hand, the war greatly reduced the Spanish Empire. The loss of Cuba caused a national trauma because of the affinity of peninsular Spaniards with Cuba, which was seen as another province of Spain rather than as a colony.

For Cuba: Due to the United States' powerful influence diplomatically and militarily, Cuba's status after the war relied heavily upon American actions.

Tags: Cuban independence, Explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor, Monroe Doctrine, President William McKinley

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