The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
Yes, the Philippines was a Spanish colony for over three centuries, from 1565 until 1898. Following the Spanish-American War, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris, marking the transition from Spanish to American control. Thus, the Philippines was under Spanish rule before becoming a territory of the United States.
On April 25, 1898, the united states declared war on Spain and the secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, ordered Dewey attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The battle of Manila Bay was the first hostile engagement in the Spanish-American war.
Spain ceded full control of the Philippines to the United States as a result of the Treaty of Paris, signed in December 1898, which concluded the Spanish-American War. The war highlighted Spain's weakened colonial power and the U.S. emerging as a global force. In exchange for $20 million, the U.S. acquired the Philippines, alongside Puerto Rico and Guam, marking a significant shift in imperial dynamics and establishing American influence in Asia. This decision was also influenced by the desire to prevent other powers from gaining control of the archipelago.
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first it was Spain, second it was the united states but then later on in time the united states gave the Philippine's their independence
Spain agreed to sell the Philippines to the United States
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
Spain gave the United States full control to the Philippines in December 1898.
"After the Spanish American war, The Philippines were ceded by Spain to the United States, which in turn paid Spain $20 million"
The Spanish Antelope slave ship was captured from the United States by Spain. Spain and the United States fought in court over the possession of the ship and Spain won.
At one time the Philippines were a Spanish Colony. Spain lost the islands to the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War.
The United States purchased the Philippines from Spain but conquered Guam.
Spain gave the United States full control to the Philippines in December 1898.
The United States took the Philippines as a colony after taking control of it from Spain.
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