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1 day ago · The Philippine–American War, [13] known alternatively as the Philippine Insurrection, Filipino–American War, [b] or Tagalog Insurgency, [14] [15] [16] emerged following the conclusion of the Spanish–American War in December 1898 when the United States annexed the Philippine Islands under the Treaty of Paris.
2 days ago · The history of the Philippines from 1898 to 1946 is known as the American colonial period, and began with the outbreak of the Spanish–American War in April 1898, when the Philippines was still a colony of the Spanish East Indies, and concluded when the United States formally recognized the independence of the Republic of the ...
3 days ago · The US Volunteers had enlisted for the Philippine-American War not the Spanish-American War. There were now 35,000 American soldiers under his command. The logistical problems to support the American troops had been rectified. Although General Otis was initially skeptical of using the Macabebe Scouts, he had changed his mind dramatically.
1 day ago · Philippines - US Influence, Colonialism, Revolution: The juxtaposition of U.S. democracy and imperial rule over a subject people was sufficiently jarring to most Americans that, from the beginning, the training of Filipinos for self-government and ultimate independence—the Malolos Republic was conveniently ignored—was an ...
4 days ago · The Philippine-American War (1899-1902): A forgotten chapter in US history. This documentary explores America's first overseas war and its lasting impact.
2 days ago · Renato Constantino writes that Rizal is a "United States-sponsored hero" who was promoted as the greatest Filipino hero during the American Occupation period of the Philippines – after Aguinaldo lost the Philippine–American War.
1 day ago · Philippine-American War: Manila Portion of the ruins of Manila after shelling by U.S. forces in 1899. (more) By the time the treaty was ratified, hostilities had already broken out between U.S. and Filipino forces.
4 days ago · The Philippine-American War began on February 4 and two days later the U.S. Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the Spanish-American War, ceded Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to the United States, and placed Cuba under U.S. control.
3 days ago · Philippine-American War: Manila Portion of the ruins of Manila after shelling by U.S. forces in 1899. The Manila area became the centre of anti-Spanish sentiment in the 1890s, and the execution of Filipino patriot José Rizal in the city in December 1896 sparked a year-long insurrection.
5 days ago · He became the Anti-Imperialist League's most direct and important contact with the Filipino independence movement and presented a Filipino position opposed to the U.S. conquest of the Philippines to the American public during the first difficult years of the war.
