of the United States as having global power. When the United States won the war it produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to allow for the United States to run Cuba, and to claim jurisdiction over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. The Philippines was the first city the United States decided attack. The United States also took proposition of the independent state
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How would you feel if a natio took your freedom? That how the Philippines felt when they were in the Spanish rule. Freedom was taken away from the Philippines by the Spanish and the US wanted to liberate them. In 1898, the US successfully won a war against Spain to liberate the Philippines and Cuba. The victory made the US suddenly the major world power. The US liberated Cuba, but the Philippines was another matter. The Filipinos wanted their independence, but the United States decided to hold on
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America has justified its rise as a world power from the Spanish-American War through WWII by showing their determination to be economically strong as a country and set a standard for other countries. America has justified their imperialist practices by portraying a democracy ran country that focuses on peace, power, and being an example of peace for the rest of the world. And also by showing its strengths politically with Pearl Harbor, militarily with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and economically
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For this History 150 class, I have chosen to write about Filipino-Americans for my research paper. One main reason for this choice is that I want to be more informed about the Filipino-American community and its significant history with America. In the past, books I used in previous history classes only briefly mentioned this particular group of people. So, by writing this research paper, I hope to increase my knowledge about Filipino-Americans. Another reason is that I want to know why these particular
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Liliuokalani tried to eliminate American influence in her nation's government, the Americans used military force and political maneuvering to defeat her and her supporters. Eventually the islands were annexed to the United States. Cuba and the Philippines were quite different situations. Following
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Bat Agaoglu 9/25/2012 IR 376 Professor Kinzer Paper #1 1) I tell you what I am going to say- The 1890s saw an expansion on US imperialism of American territory, as a result of economic, political, and cultural factors with justifications on acquiring more land, power, and resources. Many Americans believed U.S had to expand to increase population, wealth, and industrial production which demanded more resources. So, therefore, US took control of other territories such as Hawaii, Cuba,
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countries, “’…peace to the people in developing countries means not only the absence of disorder and injustice from the society… but also nonintervention in domestic affairs by big powers and unhampered economic development’” (Diokno 6-7). The Philippines belongs to these developing countries, and a region in this country, Mindanao, has been on pursuit for lasting peace. This is the kind of peace the people in Mindanao called the Bangsamoro people, has been longing for. The conflict in Mindanao
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Philippines is one of the most enchanting tourist destinations in the world. It has a lots of attraction and sights to offer tourists of every kind and interest. With the smorgasbord of beauty however, it may be tough to decide which places to see first or what not to miss. This beautiful archipelago nation situated in Southeast Asia sprawling across 300,000 square kilometers, is home to 7,107 islands Luzon visayas Mindanao is dotted with famous for its tourist spots. Philippines as popular
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Indonesia has a long history of migrant workers to Saudi Arabia. The unfair treatment of the workers always draws global attention on the human rights of the migrant workers. However, the activists NGOs of women migrants need our attention even more than usual. As women do not enjoy equal social (or even in household) position as men in Indonesia (local scale), they are usually been ignored by the government, both Saudi Arabian (national scale) and Indonesian governments (global scale). They are
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here are many important incidents in the Philippines that shaped the course of its history. These are events - both good and bad - that are equally important in nurturing and strengthening the solid foundation and sense of nationalism among the Filipinos. Prior to the Spanish colonization, the Philippines already enjoyed a rich culture and tradition, still evident among the indigenous peoples living up in the mountains or along the coast. For more than 300 years, the country was under the strong
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