McKinley 1900 until his assassination in 1901; then Teddy Roosevelt from 1901 onward.
Contrary to popular American belief, the Republic of Philippines is a sovereign independent country. The US has never "acquired them"
The Philippines.
In 1910 no one had the title "President of the Philippines." At that time the Philippines was a possession of the USA and was governed by an appointee of the US President. You might stretch a point and say that the President of the US was the President of the Philippines, although no one thought in those terms then. In 1910 the President of the US was William Howard Taft.
The Philippines
after the US acquired the Philippine Islands. The poem argues that the natives of the Philippines were capable of self-governance and deserving of independence.
The United States acquired the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.
The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
No. The United States acquired the Philippines as part of the Washington Protocol of Peace which ended the Spanish-American War.
Grover Cleveland pg.603 of "The American People Creating A Nation & A Society Volume Two Since 1865
The Philippines were important to the US during the Second World War. During which, America used the placement of the Philippines to combat Japan in it's Pacific Ocean quest. Afterward, it granted the Philippines independence from its control acquired in the Spanish-American War.
The Philippines is a happy island.
William Mckinley