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.
They occupied the Philippines
They occupied the Philippines
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States decide not to grant the Philippines independence. The Philippines was guaranteed a chance to become an official state.
The United States decide not to grant the Philippines independence. The Philippines was guaranteed a chance to become an official state.
The United States responded with a strong reaction and began to prepare for war faster than they expected. They seemed to think that the attack would cripple the United States giving them time to complete their invasion/focus of the Pacific. Roosevelt expected them to attack the Philippines and it was a surprise when they hit Pearl, but the Japanese underestimated the reaction from the United States and England.
They occupied the Philippines
They occupied the Philippines
no, the Philippines does not belong to the united states.
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the Philippines is a mixed market economy. the country has many ties to the united states and is entirely dependent on the united states markets. because of this, the united states influences the Philippines to have a mixed market economy.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
There was a conflict between the United States and Emilio Aguinaldo because the United States wanted the Philippines to help with the Spanish/American War. Emilio Aguinaldo was an early leader in the Philippines and did not want the Philippines to help the United States. Instead, Emilio Aguinaldo fought the United States for control over the Philippines in 1898.
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The United States decide not to grant the Philippines independence. The Philippines was guaranteed a chance to become an official state.
The United States decide not to grant the Philippines independence. The Philippines was guaranteed a chance to become an official state.