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By: Jeremy Gambino, Matt Belikoff , Mark Matthews

By: Jeremy Gambino, Matt Belikoff , Mark Matthews. The Philippine Islands in Relation to the United States. The Philippines are 7205 miles from the United States (Los Angeles) . U.S. Motives. Control of the Philippines allowed the US a closer trading post with Asia.

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By: Jeremy Gambino, Matt Belikoff , Mark Matthews

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  1. By: Jeremy Gambino, Matt Belikoff, Mark Matthews

  2. The Philippine Islands in Relation to the United States • The Philippines are 7205 miles from the United States (Los Angeles)

  3. U.S. Motives • Control of the Philippines allowed the US a closer trading post with Asia. • The US wanted to become more like Europe powers, all of them were imperializing. • Many American imperialists believed they were among the most elite of nations • There was a strong sense of nationalism at the time in the US .

  4. How the U.S. got involved… • The U.S. started thePhilippine-American War in Feb. 4, 1899 • The war started after two American privates on patrol killed three Filipino soldiers in San Juan. • The Philippine-American War cost far more money and killed far more people then the Spanish-American war (over 600,000 Filipino casualties and over 5,000 American soldiers killed)

  5. People’s Reaction to Imperialism • Originally, the Philippine people were open to the US. • After they realized that the US wanted to control them they fought back. • The result was the Philippine-American War

  6. Superman or Mafia Don? • The U.S. was acting more like a mafia Don • The Americans wanted to use the island against the wishes of its inhabitants • The strength of the U.S. Navy depended, in part, on its ability to secure as many ports as possible

  7. War Never Changes • Both sides of the conflict committed atrocities • Americans burned entire settlements, crops, and massacred civilians • Filipinos gruesomely tortured American soldiers, executed POW’s, and used guerilla warfare tactics to massacre American soldiers

  8. Eventual Independence • The Philippine Islands were granted their independence on July 4th, 1946, following the conclusion of WWII

  9. Works Cited • http://www.colorado.edu/AmStudies/lewis/2010/usoccupy.htm • http://www.nps.gov/prsf/historyculture/the-philippine-insurrectiothe-philippine-war-a-conflict-of-consciencen-a-war-of-controversy.htm • http://opmanong.ssc.hawaii.edu/filipino/philam.html

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