President of the Philippines

against the idea of obtaining the Philippines to make it a U.S territory. The reason being is because anti-imperialists felt it was amoral to the American democratic values. They also did not support America in the involvement of the wars. However, democrat William Jennings convinced anti-imperialists to get on board with Treaty of Paris. Jennings proclaimed that ending the war would give Philippines their independence. After much controversy and debate, the Philippines ended up getting their…

He served as the greatest mentor of the first president of the Republic of the Philippines who is non-other than Emilio Aguinaldo. With this, people called him as the “brains of the revolution”. During the time of his service to Emilio Aguinaldo, Mabini wrote the outline of the constitution of the Philippine republic together with one of his greatest masterpiece entitled, “The True Decalogue”. These two documents contain the…

took part in its production and sale. Congress gave President William Mckinley authorization to remove Spanish militants from Cuba by force. The Spaniards declared war on the United States on April 24, 1898. America responded with a declaration of war on April 25. May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led the United States…

February 6, 1899, president McKinley signed the treaty, and on March 19th, the Queen of Spain authorized the document. But not until April of 1899 did the United States publicly proclaim the Treaty to be in effect. In the Treaty of Paris, Spain was to cede the Philippines to America. The Philippines, however, had declared their independence from Spain in June, 1898. Neither the U.S. nor the Philippines took comfort in the situation, and shortly thereafter another war began. The…

S. should not annex the Philippines because the Philippine people are very experienced in speaking their own language and also having their own currency which means that they are capable of self ruling. For economic reasons like doing agriculture for a living and making some money off of that income that is why the U.S. should not annex the Philippines as well. The Philippine government was already sturdy and running perfectly fine before the U.S. colonized the Philippines and they were making…

William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States. William Howard Taft was President through 1903-1913. Taft was the fattest president ever. William Howard Taft was the first and only president to be Chief Justice of the United State Supreme Court. (Goldman) His father was a member of President Grant's Cabinet and a minister to Austria-Hungary and Russia. (Barkas) William Taft attended Yale University from which he graduated second in his class in 1878. William went to Cincinnati…

following European’s model of imperialism. America’s actions in Cuba and the Philippines were the first steps in its quest to build an overseas empire. Many people say that for a complete explanation of U.S. actions in the 1890s, one would have to give equal weight to four motives: racism, nationalism, commercialism, and humanitarianism. However, humanitarianism was not a major cause of U.S’s actions in Cuba and the Philippines. The goal for the U.S was not to help people’s lives in those…

changed the countries involved into what they are today. Cuba was one of the first countries affected by the Spanish-American War. In 1868 until 1878, Cubans personified by guerrilla fighters, known as mambises, fought for autonomy of Spain(1). President William McKinley declared War on Spain on April 25, 1898 (2). Cuba was led by General William Shafter and…

superintendent of West Point on June 1, 1919; Chief of Staff; Field Marshall of the Philippines; Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces; then Commander of U.S. Forces in Korea, General Dougal MacArthur demonstrated capability and potential of the Army Core Values and Warrior Ethos. His drive and ambition occurred in the heart of the Philippines. General MacArthur’s journey…

independence with right goals and right objectives. It was about sacrificing your own life for independence. From the Spanish colonial rule up to the Philippine-American war, General Antonio Luna wanted our independence back. He was a general with great skills and was a military strategist and the most brilliant general in our country during the Philippine-American war. When Katipunan Revolution existed, they were asked to join with his two other brothers. But because his brothers and him…