HIST 221 Chapter reading: Reading The Philippine-American War
19 Oct 2018
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After the Spanish-American war, Spain sold the
Philippines to the USA
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Just two days before the US ratified the treaty of Paris,
American forces and Filipino nationalists started
fighting because they wanted independence instead of
a change in colonial rulers
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The war lasted three years and there were over 24,000
deaths
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There was a lot of controversy surrounding the
annexation of the Philippines
The motivation was for commercial
opportunities in Asia, concern that Filipinos were
incapable of self rule and that if the US did not
take control of the islands that another country
would do so
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Filipino revolutionaries seized control of the main
island of Luzon and established the independent
Philippine Republic
When it was clear that US forces wanted to
impose American colonial control there was an
all-out war
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There were two phases of the war
The first phase was from Feb to Nov 1899 and
was dominated by Aguinaldo's attempts to fight
a conventional war against better trained and
equipped American troops
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The second phase started in Nov 1899 and lasted
until 1902 which was guerrilla-style warfare
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President Roosevelt declared the conflict over in 1902
although there were still minor uprisings in years that
followed
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The US had a military advantage with trained forces, a
supply of military equipment and control over the
waterways
The Filipinos were not able to gain any outside
support and there were many weapon shortages
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The war was bad from both sides, Filipinos captures
and tortured soldiers and citizens that cooperated with
Americans
Many civilians died as a result of the fighting,
cholera and malaria and food shortages
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The colonial government that the US established
launched a pacification campaign that was called the
policy of attraction
It was designed to win over elites and other
Filipinos who did not like Aguinaldo's plans for
the Philippines
This policy allowed for a significant degree
of self-government, introduction of social
reforms and plans for economic
development
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Over time this program gained support and
people helped the US military effort to win
the war
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In 1907, the Philippines had its first elected assembly
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In 1916, the Jones Act promised the nation
independence eventually
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In 1946, the US granted them independence
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Reading: The Philippine-American War
Saturday, January 27, 2018
12:49 PM
Document Summary
Just two days before the us ratified the treaty of paris, American forces and filipino nationalists started fighting because they wanted independence instead of a change in colonial rulers. The war lasted three years and there were over 24,000 deaths. There was a lot of controversy surrounding the annexation of the philippines. The motivation was for commercial opportunities in asia, concern that filipinos were incapable of self rule and that if the us did not take control of the islands that another country would do so. Filipino revolutionaries seized control of the main island of luzon and established the independent. When it was clear that us forces wanted to impose american colonial control there was an all-out war. The first phase was from feb to nov 1899 and was dominated by aguinaldo"s attempts to fight a conventional war against better trained and equipped american troops. The second phase started in nov 1899 and lasted until 1902 which was guerrilla-style warfare.
