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Spanish-American War
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- Why did you stay home? Were you too young or too old? Did you wish that you could have gone?
- What was it like at home? How was life different because of the war? What was the biggest sacrifice you had to make because of it?
- If loved ones went to fight, how did you feel when they left? Were you scared? Did you think that you would ever see them again?
- How did you keep in touch with your loved ones who were away during this time? Did you save any letters you wrote or received?
- Did any of your loved ones die because of the war? Who? Did you know how he or she died? When did you find out about their death?
- When did the war end for you? When the peace treaty was decided upon? Or perhaps it was when a loved one came home. Describe that day.
- In the end, Spain gave up Cuba, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam. Did you think that this was right? Did you feel that the fighting had served a purpose?
- What was it like when your friends and family finally came home? Had they changed in ways you didn't expect? Had you changed in ways they didn't expect? What the hardest to adjust to once they got back? What was the easiest?
- Did it take a long time for life to return to normal? Did it ever? Was it easy to put it all behind you and get on with your life or did you have to struggle? Why?
- What sort of memorabilia did you save from this time? What did it symbolize to you? What memories and feelings did it bring back after the war was over?
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