USH ACT Philippine-American War TEXTBOOK REWRITE - 17075002

Philippine-American War

A conflict between the United States and Filipino revolutionaries from 1899-1902, following the U.S. acquisition of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War.

Emilio Aguinaldo

Leader of the Filipino revolutionary forces against both Spain and the United States, he sought independence for the Philippines.

Treaty of Paris

The 1898 agreement that ended the Spanish-American War, granting control of the Philippines to the United States.

Dehumanization

The process of depriving a person or a group of human qualities through derogatory treatment or labeling, often to justify violence against them.

Guerilla tactics

Irregular warfare strategies used by small groups to fight a larger, conventional military, often involving ambushes and surprise attacks.

American expansionism

The policy of territorial or economic expansion by the United States, which in the late 19th and early 20th centuries often involved acquiring foreign territories.