Japan lost land in World War 2 as they lost the war. During the war they took over parts of China, Korea and a large number of islands across the Pacific including the Philippines.
US bases were stationed in the Philippines. Japan took the place in '42, then lost it to the allies in '45.
The Seven Year War AKA The French and Indian war...the French lost.
The Philippines was a Spanish owned colony from 1521-1898, after the Spanish lost the Spanish-American war the Americans took over. President William McKinley decided to colonize because it was a good point of trade with China.
They lost.
The US took control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War, when the US fought Spain in a short war.
Over 7,000 Philippine servicemen were deployed to the Korean War (1950-1953); over a hundred lost their lives during the conflict. See: "Filipino Soldiers in the Korean War."
The Philippines was first colonized by Spain, beginning in 1565 and lasting for over three centuries. Following the Spanish-American War in 1898, the United States took control of the islands, governing them until the mid-20th century. During World War II, Japan occupied the Philippines from 1942 to 1945 before the country was liberated, eventually leading to its independence.
Filipino rebels were disappointed when the United States took control of the Philippines because they expected to gain independence from Spanish rule after collaborating with the US during the Spanish-American War. However, the US did not grant them immediate independence and instead established colonial rule over the Philippines, sparking the Philippine-American War.
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America reacted to Spanish ruling in Cuba, and took control over Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines
The Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico and Cuba which was quickly given it independence.