Philippines

During the imperial period the United States, along with many other European countries rushed to obtain the maximum amount of land possible. Two present day countries President McKinley involved himself in were Cuba and the Philippines. Prior to the Spanish-American war the Spanish controlled both of these countries. Once the United States won the war, they faced the decision of what to do with these newly acquired lands. First, they decided Cuba could have their freedom on the condition that…

The Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War have often been categorized as either where the United States went wrong and became an imperialist power or where it went right and exerted its right to protect and promote democratic values. Historically the literature about United States involvement in the Spanish-American War has been to commemorate 1898 as the moment in which the nation first projected itself as a world power. The year 1898 was a watershed moment in history, it has…

According to Emmanuel de Guzman, a consultant from the Philippines for the Asian Disaster Reduction Center, officials dealt with six major concerns following the eruption: resettlement, livelihood, social services, infrastructure, land use and environment management, and science and technology. These six concerns required both immediate and long-term response (de Guzman 11). In 1997, as part of dealing with new technologies to combat threat of a future lahars and flash floods, the Department of…

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 Philippine-American war lasted two years; and was an extremely brutal war for the U.S. The Filipino soldiers resorted to guerilla warfare on American soldiers, resulting in over four thousand U.S. soldiers killed in the Philippines. On March 23, 1901,…

Spain, the US had sent troops to occupy the Philippines, because the US wanted the island. The United States showed themselves a greater power over the Spanish and the United states demolished a Spanish fleet in Manila Bay and ended the battle with the Spanish. The Filipino revels wanted to create their own nation and welcomed the US, until they realized that they were not leaving any day soon so they attacked the US. The US took command of the Philippine colony and invested on the sugar…

I’m in love with America, is how Jee Marie describes her life now. I met Jee at work last year, I am lucky to call her my friend. From Bantayan, Philippines to Old Orchard Beach Maine, is a journey Jee never expected to take as a child. She was raised with her family and extended family on an expansive farm. The first thing you notice about Jee is that she smiles no matter what her circumstances. This is a Filipino trait as her family taught her, the Filipino people have been through tragedies,…

One is the Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS). As stated by the National Police Commission (NPC), IBIS is a system wherein all evidences gathered such as bullets, in the actual scenes of firearm-related cases are encoded and recorded in a database. This system is intended for cross-matching of guns; and, for easier future references especially during investigation and court trials as it has a capability to store, compare, and recall even millions of data entries in the database.…

start? America became a global power between 1867-1919 because of involvement in Hawaii, building the Panama Canal, and their involvement in the Philippines. First, America began to show their global power by what the U.S government did to the people of the Philippines and the location of the island for military purposes. The U.S wanted to own the Philippines so it could be a naval base to be on the other side of the world so the U.S could respond faster with a naval fleet if they had to. But,…

Thus, the United States chose to capture the Philippines because of where the location was located that made it easy for the US Army to attack or strike back in case of any potential threats or attacks. However, even though the United States’ initial purpose of gaining so much land was so they could expand the area in which their military could fight in and spread their government elsewhere, the main reason the Americans were so eager to take the Philippines was because by doing so, the United…

representatives from both the United States and Spain signed a peace treaty. After this treaty was signed, Cuba gained its independence and Puerto Rico and Guam were handed over. Though, the United States had to pay $20 million to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain. Spain would not have been able to be a part of the Spanish-American War if it were not for the guidance of their leader, Praxedes Mateo…