Yes, the US was controled the Philippines in 1944 due to the War between the us and the Philippines.
When congress accepted responsibility for the islands
US wanted control of Philippines b/c they thought the phillipinos were'NT civilized. They also wanted Philippines to get closer to the very populous Chinese Market.
Depending on how you look at the history, the US took control of the Philippines in 1898 with the defeat of the Spanish, in 1899 with the signing of the peace treaty between the US and Spain, or in 1902 with the end of the Philippine Insurrection (Philippine-American War).
The Philippines.
The US control on the Philippines was indirect. When the US colonized Philippines they send some of their men or appoint a presidency in the Philippines to took control. This happened during the Common Wealth,
When congress accepted responsibility for the islands
Spain gave the United States full control to the Philippines in December 1898.
Spain gave the United States full control to the Philippines in December 1898.
The U.S defeated Spain the the 1898 Spanish-Ameircan War to obtain ownership and control of the Philippines. The US then defeated Filipinos in the Philippine-American War (called Philipppine Insurrection in the US) in the early 1900's to gaincomplete control of the Philippines.
1898
1898
U.S controlled the Philippines.
US wanted control of Philippines b/c they thought the phillipinos were'NT civilized. They also wanted Philippines to get closer to the very populous Chinese Market.
Commodore George Dewey.
The Philippines was controlled by the US as a colony from 1898 to 1946. It began when the Philippines was ceded by Spain to the US following the Spanish-American War. The US then established military control over the islands and eventually implemented a civil government. Full independence was granted in 1946.
April 29 1898
The islands of Guam, Samoa, and the Philippines were the last areas to come under US control in the Pacific. Control of Guam and Samoa was established through the Treaty of Washington in 1898, while the Philippines came under US control after the Philippine-American War ended in 1902.