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warplanes led another attack on Clark Field. Clark Field was the main American airbase in the Philippines, in America’s most forward and important territory in the Pacific. General Douglas MacArthur, who at the time was serving as the commanding general of all U.S. and Filipino forces, had only just heard about Pearl Harbor when his base was struck. A few days later, Japanese forces landed in the Philippines while American forces retreated to the Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor Island in Manila…

nearly 333 years Spain controlled the Philippines as of her colonial Empire. The Pilipino people made multiple attempts to free themselves. They failed. In January 1889 the USS Maine was ordered to Cuba to protect US interests. On February 16th 1889, shortly after her arrival, the USS Maine exploded in Havana Harbor killing over 250 men. The US was quick to blame Spain for the explosion. US citizens were whipped into an Anti-Spanish hysteria. Despite President McKinley’s desire to avoid war, the…

record of discriminatory action in terms of granting freedom and in what volume it has been willing to grant that freedom. Since the annexation of the Philippines America has displayed a zeal for democratic justice and inalienable rights only when it has been beneficial to either a domestic or foreign agenda. The issues of allowing the Philippines to self-govern and granting citizenship to non-Caucasian immigrants were things that did not help fulfill the agendas of American politicians and…

A Humiliating Failure for America The decision to annex the Philippines by the US created widespread unrest on both foreign and domestic fronts. This topic was recognized highly controversial by both the American and Filipino people, as well as the rest of the world, and a foolish move on America 's part. The debates following the annexation made clear distinctions on the reasons why the Philippines was annexed in the first place versus the reasons our actions contradict our motives. The…

and allowing the United States to purchase the Philippines from Spain for twenty million dollars, was established(“Treaty of Paris Ends Spanish-American War”). While this was a great thing for America, two-hundred fifty million dollars and thousands of live were taken because of the war(“The World of 1898: The Spanish American War”). While this is bad, the Americans were not the only to lose lives and money. During the fight against the Philippines, the Spanish lost four hundred lives and six to…

target countries. In the year 1902, the United States of America colonized the Philippines. They did it for the classic reasons; money and raw materials. While the…

Research paper on the Annexation of the Philippines The Annexation of the Philippines is a debatable topic to historians. Some methods of analyzing the past though they may be different, can be used to explain the issues. There truly is not just one way to analyze the Annexation of Philippines. Why the United States wanted to use the Philippine territory can be both beneficial at least to about 80% of any argument. Though there are those who look at the topic from a more caring view versus…

America’s Benevolent Exploits in the Philippines The Spanish-American war was a result of Spain oppressing Cuba. America, a country who embraced their relatively new freedom, wanted to step in to show that they were willing to lend a helping hand in pursuit of Cuba’s independence. This went relatively well for Cuba, who did achieve independence eventually, but it also started the Philippine-American war which was a much less pretty situation. The Philippine-American war tested America’s ability…

away from the boxing ring in the United States where Manny Pacquiao had his first fight, to the stage in the Philippines where Duterte first delivered his inauguration speech, there was one unifying thread between sheer momentum: their popularity. Pacquiao, known as "the destroyer" or "Fist of Nation" embodied the country's struggles and triumphs, becoming the public face of the Philippines. Duterte, nicknamed as "the punisher" emerged beyond the ruling elites with a very modest lifestyle but a…

imperialism was a “righteous” path and completely justified. On the other end of the argument, lays the Conflict perspective, which views U.S. behavior of Imperialism as an example of European “empire building.” The Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War are two examples of conflicts that occurred during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Conflict theorists would insist that these wars broke out due to the consequences of Imperialism. While Consensus theorists wouldn’t…