Emilio Aguinaldo

Fellow Patriotic ladies and gentlemen, Today I share the story of how America uses its imperialistic powers against the democratic ideals that America advocates for. As the frontiers closes in 1890 in the United States of America the feeling of manifest destiny, and American exceptionalism still exist. Interventionist in America feel that it is their destiny to guide other countries such as the Philippines into the right path because they are the chosen people. Interventionalists want to spread…

Spanish-American War ended, Spain gave up the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. However, just a few days before the ratification of the treaty, fighting broke out between the American forces and the Filipino Nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo. The Filipinos were fighting for independence rather than a change in colonial ruler. The war lasted over three years and many Filipino civilians died due to violence, famine, and disease. Before America tried to take the island,…

As the Spanish-American War raged, the Philippines underwent a revolution against Spanish colonial rule for independence. However, at the end of the war, the Philippines was ceded to America, angering the Filipino people. Meanwhile, the American government had their own plan for the future of the Philippines. They passed a series of acts that would apply to the Philippines and her government. The American government only acquired the Philippines due to the aftermath of the Spanish-American War…

In the early twentieth century, the United States set its eyes upon Asia. It was looking for an Open Door Constituency trading policy that was laid out by U.S politicians such as, Teddy Roosevelt, John Hay, Henry Cabot Lodge, and Alfred T. Mahan. After failed attempts to trade with the Japanese during the mid nineteenth century, the United States gained a foothold in Asia by annexing the Philippines, which it had gained in the Treaty of Paris (1898) from Spain as a result of the Spanish defeat…

Imperialism is the policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, many countries invaded other countries and took over by force, ruling harshly in order to get whatever it was they needed from the country. Often, imperialistic countries were looking for raw materials and other means to better their own economies by expanding into the country they had just entered. The imperialism practiced by America and Belgium…

An example of this was in the Philippines after the US had pushed its power and influence over the country after pushing out the Spanish. Emilio Aguinaldo organized a rebellion against US rule which resulted in the loss of over 5,000 Americans, 200,000 Filipinos, and thousands of dollars in funds to crush the rebellion. Other immoral actions also harmed the nation, such as the use of concentration…

The United States got themselves involved in the war to help assist the Cubans in their fight for independence. By helping Cuba in their fight the U.S was helping protect their highly valuable trade routes they had with Cuba. Spain’s brutal acts to suppress Cuba began to appear in U.S newspapers which caused support to enter the war. Even though President William McKinley was against entering into a war and attempted to prevent the war and U.S involvement. After the unexpected sinking of the USS…

The core values of bayanihan, politeness, hospitality, and so on makes the essence of being a Filipino. Such deep-rooted principles of the past contributes to the current state of the Philippines, one of them being a democratic country. Employing democratic ideals to the government scheme, as expounded by the Oxford English Dictionary, means practicing fair and equal approach to society and having election of government officials by eligible citizens of the country. PRE-COLONIALISM Origins…

During the time of American occupation, the Filipino people lacked freedom and experienced “how bitter is slavery.” Aguinaldo also stated in his letter that, “All my efforts have been useless against the measureless pride of the American Government and its representatives in these islands, who have treated me as a rebel because I defend the sacred interests of my country…

around the time that America stopped employing isolationism. Also, key figures in this war that we will be discussing are Theodore Roosevelt, San Juan Hill, Rough Riders- which I will say more about later- McKinley, William Jennings Bryan, and Emilio Aguinaldo. In 1895, Cuba was rebelling against Spain. Spain was using brutal force to stop the rebellion, which the U.S. covered in several newspapers, which was propaganda to make us dislike Spain and feel sympathy towards the…