Philippine-American War

Was it hard or easy to defeat spain

Easy (Cuz cuban rebels did a lot)

What did Spain give the USA

Guam, Puerto Rico, Cuba, &The Philippines

What was the philippines seen as?

What was the filipinos seen as?

1)a gift from God

2)unfit for self-governent

What should the US do?

Educate, uplift, civilize, and christianize

Manifest Destiny

It is God’s will for the US to control all of North America and beyond

years of ph am war

1899-1913

who supports filipino rebels

ordinary filipinos

what do the filipino rebels fight for

independenec from Spain and now the USA

how did filipinos convice af ams to desert or switch sides

they knew that af ams were getting treated poorly by the white americans - why should the af ams fight for the ppl hurting them

Who wins?

The USA wins (14 years of fighting)

how long would USA control the philippines?

until 19546 - stopped beausue most US americans viewed imperialism as too deadl and too costly