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Why was the acquisition of the Philippines controversial to Americans?
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The Acquisition of the Philippines was controversial because of the Insular Cases, that made the people of Puerto Rico American citizens, but did not give them all the rights of an American citizen.
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What was the most controversial event associated with the Spanish-American War?
The blowing up of the Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor. Spanish saboutage was suspected, but much later it turned out to be a probable boiler blowup.
Who named the Philippines republic of the Philippines?
The Americans
When US began imperialism with the acquisition of Cuba and Puerto Rico and Philippines and Guam?
In 1898.
President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported the US acquisition of the Philippines?
McKinley
How many years did the Americans stayed in the Philippines?
The Americans colonized the Philippines for about 33-40 years.
What was the most controversial event associated with the Spanish-American War?
The blowing up of the Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor. Spanish saboutage was suspected, but much later it turned out to be a probable boiler blowup.
What are the most controversial issue in the Philippines?
Philippine controversial issues are divorce, reproductive health, integrated population and development policy.
The most immediate consequence of the American acquisition of the Philippines?
The Philippine American War.
Who named the Philippines republic of the Philippines?
The Americans
Reasons why Americans came to the Philippines?
Why did the Americans take the Philippines in 1899? to mine golds in different locations in the Philippines. Encyclopedia of the Philippines have long records of it.
What is the real reason why Americans came to the Philippines?
Americans came to the Philippines in the late 19th century as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898, which led to the Philippines being ceded by Spain to the United States. The U.S. sought to establish control over the Philippines to expand its influence in Asia and gain access to new markets and resources.
When US began imperialism with the acquisition of Cuba and Puerto Rico and Philippines and Guam?
In 1898.
What were the most controversial social issues concerning Americans in the 1980s?
The most controversial social issues concerning Americans in the 1980s were drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and racial violence.
What did the Americans do to win the Philippines war?
they bought the philippines from the spanish.
What did American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines stress?
their economic potential for American trading profits
President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported the US acquisition of the Philippines?
McKinley
How many years did the Americans stayed in the Philippines?
The Americans colonized the Philippines for about 33-40 years.
