President of the Philippines

bases to a second Isthmian Canal. The original point of contention was the early withdrawal of U.S. troops by President Calvin Coolidge that led to anarchy in Nicaragua in 1924. Two years later Marines landed to settle a civil war between Nicaraguan Liberals and Conservatives. Coolidge was unwilling to wage a full-scale war and was being criticized by Congress. Just like in the Philippines a small nation challenged the American military by using guerilla tactics and fighting a small war. The…

Theodore Roosevelt- He is the 26th president who championed expansionist ideals within American government, and had a desire to go to war with nations who conflicted with his goals for America’s role in the Americas. Captain A. T. Mahan- He is the propogandist who inspired America’s government, especially Theodore Roosevelt, to fortify America’s military, by proclaiming the strongest nations have the largest militaries. Henry Cabot Lodge- He was a Massachusetts…

IV. Results and Discussion Tobacco monopolies were believed to have started during the regime of President Ferdinand Marcos wherein he first imposed import and tax incentives to a Philippine tobacco company, Fortune Tobacco which led to the creation of a policy monopoly (Harvard School of Public Health, 2013). Incentives were given due to President Marcos’ close ties with Mr. Lucio Tan, the founder of Fortune Tobacco. Due to the rise of anti-tobacco advocates all over the world, foreign tobacco…

The tropical climate of the Philippines is home to a growing population of 107,668,231 and currently the 12th largest country in the world by population. (worldometers.info) More than 30 million of the population is under the age of 14 and 1.8 million are neglected and abandoned children. With a fertility rate of 3.1(worldbank.org) the population is seen to hit 104 million with no struggle. Compared to the Philippines, the United States’ fertility rate is reaching a record low around 1.9.…

the United States went to great lengths to expand its influence overseas. Fueled by the belief in imperialism, America expanded its global powers to Central America to places such as Puerto Rico, Panama, and the Philippines. The issue of whether or not the U.S should annex the Philippines struck a controversy and led to varying opinions of U.S expansion among Americans. Different understandings of America's identity as "the land of the equal" as opposed to a superior power among other countries,…

After the Spanish-American War, the United States had possession of the Philippines. This created a divide in the United States about whether to keep the Philippines for its commercial value or to allow the Philippines to become independent. The purpose of the document, The Taste of Empire by Albert J. Beveridge, is to write a disquisition on how essential it is for America to monopolize the Philippines and continue to preserve it. He addresses to the audience of labourers and farmers to show…

solution to the crisis was the expansion of markets overseas. At the same time, a captain in the US Navy, Alfred Thayer Mahan, published his book The Influence of Sea Power on History. The work, which had among its most enthusiastic readers the future president Theodore Roosevelt, proposed the installation of American naval bases in the Caribbean and the Pacific and the opening of a connection between the oceans by Panama. It would only be possible to sustain the commercial breakthrough of…

Roosevelt was not president during this time, he served as lieutenant for an unofficial cavalry called the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders assisted in making the Spanish weak so that the US could come out of the war with a swift victory. Additionally, many reporters from that time made mockery of how his foreign policy ideas overpowered those of McKinley, it was as if Roosevelt ran the office before he was officially swore into it. After the Spanish American war, the Philippines sought their…

power through Cuba, Hawaii, and the Philippines. Economic became a large factor in the American imperialism; more specifically, that development in foreign trades is a crucial part in the growth of America. The United States had become an empire. The America achieved what they want, however they took advantage of their superiority, and forced their power upon lands whom they had been involved with. United States defeated Spain, forcefully controlled Philippines against their will and thousands…

corruption and abuse of power. As a result, various democratic revolutions began to arise, which led to numerous global transformations. On account of technological advances in the media and the importance of respecting human rights, countries, like the Philippines, were able to overcome their ruthless leaders by generating nonviolent movements, eventually resulting in the end of communism. With the influence of the media and the Catholic Church, the Filipino community successfully eliminated…