Jessica Pignatelli

U.S IMPERIALIZES THE PHILIPPINES

CORE ONE•Motives for Imperialism

•Methods of Imperialism

•Primary Source

Motives• After Spanish American War…(1899-1902)

▫ Philippines tried to become independent▫ Philippines signed off to U.S in Treaty of Paris

• Philippines wanted independence NOT a change in colonial rulers

• America was seeking opportunity • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

onpyVT9Q3uM

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Paris

Treaty of Paris • U.S and Spain met in Paris

on October 1, 1898• Conference discussed Cuba

but main focus was Philippines

• U.S wanted an introduction to new lands in the Pacific

• Spanish argued Philippines surrendered and couldn’t be taken as a war conquest

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Treaty of Paris • Eventually U.S paid 20 million dollars for

Philippines• U.S also gained control of Puerto Rico and Guam• Spain relinquished its claim To Cuba• Treaty was signed December 10, 1898

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Motives • Ideological- The U.S thinks they are better • Religious- Wanted to spread Christianity • Economic- Philippines has resources, more

money for the U.S• Political- U.S gains more power in South East

Asia

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Motives• Thought Philippines weren’t capable of self rule• Desired commercial opportunities • Seeking more power• Was scared a stronger power, such as England or

Japan could take over the country if they did not • Easier to trade through Asia

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One

Methods•Two phases of the takeover

▫1st Phase February to November 1899, domination by the American Troops

▫2nd Phase was the Filipino’s shift to Guerilla Warfare

•Emilio Aguinaldo led the Filipinos▫Nationalist▫Military leader

Emilio Aguinald

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Emilio Aguinaldo •Led Filipinos when fighting for

Independence•Aspired and restored confidence in the

people•Thought to change the minds of

Americans and fight a war that would turn them away

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Primary Source

•http://www.fordham.edu/Halsall/mod/1898alguinaldo.asp

•Describes how he doesn’t want to make the relations with Americans worse, but they are acting “turbulent”. He felt the Americans had been turned and slighted.

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Methods •U.S entered conflict with military

advantages▫Trained fighting force▫Steady supply of weapons▫Control of waterways

•No other nation was willing to help Philippines

•Aguinaldo’s attempt to fight a war became a fatal mistake▫Lost men and supplies▫Switched to a more successful Guerilla

Warfare

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Methods•U.S…

▫Burned villages▫Implemented civilian reconcentration policies▫Tortured suspected guerillas ▫Tried to get unsupportive Filipino’s to go

against Aguinaldo

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CORE TWO•Gaining Independence

•The Country Today

•Charts/Graphs

Gaining Independence• Aguinaldo tried to fight a conventional war in

February but changed to Guerilla Warfare in November 1899

• War was brutal on both sides and many lives were lost• Both sides were giving up • Americans held concentration camps

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Gaining Independence • President William Howard Taft launched a

pacification campaign that became known as the “policy of attraction”▫ Designed to get Filipino’s against Aguinaldo with ideas of

giving them Independence

• In 1907, the Philippines convened its first elected assembly

• In 1916, the Jones Act promised the nation EVENTUAL independence

• U.S granted independence in 1946

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Jones Act •On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson

signed the Jones Act•Let Puerto Ricans become American citizens•Provided civil rights to the individual•Promised Philippines eventual independence

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The Country Today• President is Benigno Aquino

▫President three terms • Three branches of Government(Judicial,

Executive, Legislative)• It’s the first and freest nation is Asia• It’s a sovereign island country in Southeast Asia

in the Western Pacific • Country is really struggling

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Country Today

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Graphs/Charts

Darker is the higher percentages of people in the Philippines who live in poverty

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Country Today

The Country Today • Population of over 98 million• 25% of the nation is in absolute poverty• Families are hungry• People don’t understand why they’re struggling so bad• Super Typhoon Haiyan only making things worse

▫ Loss of many lives▫ People left with no food▫ Help isn’t coming

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Typhoon

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Super Typhoon Haiyan(Yolanda)• Loss of many people• Help still hasn’t reached some of the parts that

need it the most• Aquino thought more people would have died, so

he isn’t as worried• People are looking for missing members of there

family• People are starving• Homes are destroyed

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Conclusion•Never know if Philippines would have been

better off under U.S control•Need someone to care about them

▫Better leadership• Something needs to be done about the poverty• They are not showing the world that they are

able to self rule