Should the united states have annexed the philippines dbq answers

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• Annexation Of Philippines Essay

  when they annexed the Philippines. The Filipino people had been fighting for their independence against Spain for many years before the US intervened. The rebels, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, were grateful for the assistance. The Filipino people thought that the US had come to help free them from Spain. Unfortunately for the Filipino people, they were incorrect. On February 6, 1899, the United States of America annexed the Philippines, much to the disgust of the rebels in the Philippines and many people

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• Spanish American War Dbq

  colonies fell into America’s hands and these two were The Philippines and Cuba.They made it clear that they are not going to annex Cuba so they chose The Philippines instead. Many Americans Believed annexing the Philippines was unfair and others thought it was an excellent idea because the Philippines did not know how to work for their own government. The Philippines should have been annexed by The United States because the Philippines did not have a stable government, they were weak which means that

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• Ap-American War Dbq

  treaty of paris the US buys the Philippines for $20 million. Then on July 4th of 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt declares victory in the Philippines. The United States should have annexed the Philippines because the U.S. educated, civilized the Filipinos, the Philippine land brought recourses and economic gain, and the U.S. led the Philippines to a self-government. The US should have annexed the Philippines to educate and civilize them. “Would not the people of the Philippines prefer the just, human

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• Annexed Philippines Dbq

  Should the United States have Annexed the Philippines? “No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent. When the white man governs himself, that is self-government, but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism [rule by a tyrant].” In annexing the Philippines, we were being conquistadors, comparable to Spain, who we were fighting at the time. The Filipinos knew exactly what they were risking by trying to

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• Anti-Imperialism Dbq Analysis

  The Philippines were fighting Spain for several years before America joined the war. The war took place in Cuba and on the waters of the Philippines in 1898 when the Americans joined the war. It ended with a victory for the Philippines and the Americans causing the Filipinos to receive their independence. Due to their victorious win the United States gained all of Spain’s territories. The U.S had to decide whether to give the islands back to Spain, give the Filipino their independents, or to annex

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• Annexed Philippines Dbq

  The US gained and the Philippine islands (Background Essay). The US had three options but the US decided to annex the philippines. Many People were against annexation such as Andrew Carnegie, Grover Cleveland, and Mark Twain. So should the US have annexed the Philippines? “No man is good enough to govern another man without that other’s consent” (Doc A). Abraham Lincoln said that, what he means is we need permission to take someone over our rule. Unlike the US who annexed the Philippines without

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• American Imperialism In The Philippines Research Paper

  Imperialism in the Philippines Before the Spanish American war occurred, the Philippines were under the control of Spain; after, they were at the mercy of America and their decision on whether or not to annex them. Unfortunately, America decided to annex them because it would be dishonorable to give the Philippines back to Spain and it would also open up a trade route between the two nations. However, America should not have annexed the Philippines as Americans and Filipinos could have still traded if

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• Should The United States Have Annexed The Philippines?

  Should the United States Have Annexed the Philippines? My Fellow Senators: There are very many arguments about whether the United States should annex the Philippines. The argument is between Pro-Imperialist and Anti-Imperialist. I side on being a Pro-Imperialist. A few reasons to support my decisions are: First, if the United States does not annex the Philippines then it could be a disaster for them. Without annexing the Philippines the country can fall apart even more than it already has

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• Annexation: Tyranny That Should Not be Allowed Essay

  In the United States, a tyranny of power has been allowed to occur. Thousands of residents have been done wrong by governmental powers without having any say so to stop it. The forcible annexation of residential areas without voter permission should not be allowed in the United States. Many would say the source of this problem of abuse of power comes from the days of American Imperialism. American Imperialism is when we would annex small, and what we considered to be lower, countries just for the

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• American Imperialism In The Philippines

  Spain’s old colonies such as Cuba and the Philippines (Background Essay). In October 1898, Spain and the U.S. covend to write a peace treaty, in which the United States made the decision to annex, or take over, the Philippine Islands. While the treaty was passed with a two-thirds majority in the Senate, the Filipinos and ample Americans disagreed with the decision to annex the Philippines (Background Essay). The U.S. should not have annexed the Philippines because the action was not consensual, it

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