Transcript War in the Philippines

War in the
Philippines
Spanish American War in the
Philippines
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May 1, 1898 – U.S.
Commodore George
Dewey defeated a Spanish
squadron of 8 ships, in
Manila Bay in SIX HOURS
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Filipino rebels, led by Emilio
Aguinaldo, had already
been fighting Spain
Filipino and American
forces worked together to
oust the Spanish
By August, the U.S. had
taken control of Manila with
help of Filipinos
The Spanish American War
Ends
 The
Spanish had been defeated in the
Caribbean and Pacific
 Spain and the United States sign the
Treaty of Paris December 10th, 1989
 As a result of the Treaty of Paris
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Puerto Rico was given to the United States
The United States Paid $20 million for the
Philippines
The Philippines
 On
June 12, 1898 the Philippines declared
their independence from Spain.
 Trouble!
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The United States paid the Spanish Empire
$20 million for the Philippines.
The Philippines
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United States quickly learned that
controlling the Philippines would not be
easy.
 February 1899 Emilo Aguinaldo’s forces
began their fight for independence
United States v. Philippines
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Fighting officially began when shots were fired
February 4th 1899 sparking the first battle –the
Battle of Manila.
McKinley ordered a report to be done on the
conditions of the Philippines
It was reported that Filipinos had aspirations
for independence but they were not ready
for it
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The report also suggested the civilians should be
given the control of the government in Manila
U.S. refuses to recognize
Filipino independence.
War Estimates
Filipino Forces =
100,000 men
U.S. Forces = 74,000
men
Filipino Goal
Inflict constant
casualties on U.S.
troops
Philippine war strategy
 Filipino
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Tactics
Guerrilla warfare
 American
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Tactics
Take no prisoners
Burning villages
Concentration Camps
 Many
died in unsanitary conditions
Aguinaldo is Captured
April 1, 1901 –
Aguinaldo swears an
oath of loyalty to the
United States.
“Let the stream of blood cease to flow;
let there be an end to tears and
desolation.”
Fighting continues under Filipino General
Miguel Malvar for one more year.
Official end to the war
 Summer
of 1901 the United States
transferred authority from a military to a
civilian government
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Led by Americans
 July
4, 1902 Theodore Roosevelt issues a
proclamation ending the Philippine
American War
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United States keeps control of the
Philippines until 1946
Legacy of the PhilippineAmerican War
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Deaths
• U.S. = 4,326 soldiers (mostly from
disease)
• Filipinos(?) = 34,000 soldiers; 200,000
civilians
• Moro Indians (?) = 10,000 to 20,000 men
Philippines will remain an important naval
base for U.S. through World War II
Philippines will gain independence on
July 4, 1946.