The Philippines is a country located in western Pacific Ocean and with nearly one hundred million population. My country was invaded and conquered by different countries, including Spain, the United States and Japan. The impact of the invasion of these countries can still be seen nowadays.
The Spanish reached my country in the 16th century and it became a colonial island of the Spain. Under the Spanish rule, the church held the strongest power in the country and the governor need to obey the church too. Spanish Empire also introduced similar policy as their colonies in Europe. Many nobles and conquerors were given land and privileges. In return, they need to serve the King and obey the Church by providing military services and offering tribute. …show more content…
The government was no longer control by the Church. During that period, the US president assigned governor to rule the country with the National Assembly. The Philippines became a commonwealth country in 1935 and protectorate by the United States. The official language of the Philippines changed to English and the Catholic Church was no longer the state religion. People enjoyed more freedom under the American rule. For example, they had the right to vote and even had the right to vote. The Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite was passed in 1937 and women had the right to vote. From this we can see the social status of women started to rise and it was a big step towards gender …show more content…
Trading with foreign countries continued and helped the Philippine to recover from the economic hardship in the war. The total export of the Philippine increased and the biggest trading partner was Japan. According to the book Japan in Postwar Philippine Economy , "Between 1950 and 1960... export sales to Japan rose from $23 to $159 million or sevenfold, in effect indicating a rate of growth in Japanese absorption of Philippine exports that averaged almost 70 percent per year". Besides Japan, the US also contributed to the recovery of the Philippine's economy. The two countries are still the largest trading partner in present. According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the largest import partner of the Philippines was the US in 2012, which was 11.5% of the total import while the Japan contributed 19.0% of the total export of the
The Spanish reached my country in the 16th century and it became a colonial island of the Spain. Under the Spanish rule, the church held the strongest power in the country and the governor need to obey the church too. Spanish Empire also introduced similar policy as their colonies in Europe. Many nobles and conquerors were given land and privileges. In return, they need to serve the King and obey the Church by providing military services and offering tribute. …show more content…
The government was no longer control by the Church. During that period, the US president assigned governor to rule the country with the National Assembly. The Philippines became a commonwealth country in 1935 and protectorate by the United States. The official language of the Philippines changed to English and the Catholic Church was no longer the state religion. People enjoyed more freedom under the American rule. For example, they had the right to vote and even had the right to vote. The Philippine women's suffrage plebiscite was passed in 1937 and women had the right to vote. From this we can see the social status of women started to rise and it was a big step towards gender …show more content…
Trading with foreign countries continued and helped the Philippine to recover from the economic hardship in the war. The total export of the Philippine increased and the biggest trading partner was Japan. According to the book Japan in Postwar Philippine Economy , "Between 1950 and 1960... export sales to Japan rose from $23 to $159 million or sevenfold, in effect indicating a rate of growth in Japanese absorption of Philippine exports that averaged almost 70 percent per year". Besides Japan, the US also contributed to the recovery of the Philippine's economy. The two countries are still the largest trading partner in present. According to the Central Intelligence Agency, the largest import partner of the Philippines was the US in 2012, which was 11.5% of the total import while the Japan contributed 19.0% of the total export of the