President of the Philippines Essays

My heritage. What does your heritage mean to you? My heritage is my identity; a Sri Lankan Muslim. I am proud to be the fifth generation Sri Lankan Moor in my family. Growing up abroad I have learned to treasure my heritage immensely and made an effort to understand it because it identifies me. Religion is a vital part of the Sri Lankan heritage and identification due to the abundant number of religious sites. Yes, Buddhism is the dominant religion, however, due to my ancestors’ settlements, my

Spanish-American war, the Americans used their strength to control the Philippines. The Americans helped free the Philippines from Spanish colonialism. However, after the war, the Americans turned around and annexed the islands. Americans all over the country fought over whether or not the annexation was justified. Pro-imperialists argued for annexation, while anti-imperialists argued against annexation. The arguments for annexing the Philippines were their need for American guidance, and preventing other countries

American wanted to have a third party ticket to try and president McKinley because of the way the war turned out. The essential argument behind this was that the United States was intended to be a place where all men could vote and hold power in the government and furthermore, the United States from its Declaration of Independence was an anti-imperialist power. So when the Eastern conference had its session their discussion was on President McKinley being criticized and held responsible for criminal

The beginnings of the Philippine-American War came at a transition of Spanish rule to American occupation. The Filipinos were near to independence after their revolt to Spanish rule; however, under the guise of a mock battle, Spanish General Fermn Jáudenes agrees to surrender to Commodore Dewey and the Americans thus turning over the Philippine Islands to the Americans (Gonzalves). This was then cemented by the purchase of the Philippine Islands under provisions of the Treaty of Paris which ended

Albert J. Beveridge and Charles Eliot Norton had very different ideas on what to do with the Philippines after the Spanish-American War. Beveridge saw it as an amazing opportunity for American expansionism, yet Norton saw it as a travesty to Filipinos. Since both were extremely influential figures of history, their views helped shape the perspective of Americans. Beveridge and Norton both had high impacts on not just America but the world on freedom, democracy, and citizenship. The Spanish-American

thriving in the strict military-based environment and graduating with honors. McArthur was commissioned as a junior officer in the Corps of Engineers (Douglas McArthur Biography, 2016), which was posted in the Philippines. That was the beginning of McArthur’s passion for the Philippines. He gained his first round of fame during World

of starvation. Cuba wanted to be a individual nation separated from Spain. President William Mckinley, was who had asked congress to call out war on Spain and even though that was not what he had in mind, which was to start a war, he still proceeded anyways. President Mckinley felt like he had to initiate the war for being called a weak president and not going against Spain. In April 20th of 1898, Congress had given President Mckinley feedback, telling him to sign an agreement that the U.S could not

President Theodore Roosevelt after endorsing the Treaty of Potsmouth in 1905, ending the Japan-Russo War said. “We have what they want the Philippines". (PBS 2014) On November 8th 1941 9 hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor General Douglas MacArthur a former Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff, World War I hero, and commander of the Philippines was unprepared, for the assault from Japan Resulting in the greatest military defeat in US history. Thirty-six years after the Treaty of Potsmouth Japan took

She knew very well that Filipinos are easily swayed by the recent death of famous family members. Filipino history proves this: Cory Aquino running for president because Ninoy died, Noynoy Aquino running because Cory died, Lennie Robredo running because his husband died, and of course this candidate who ran for senator and now vying for president because his father died. Others may call this argument below the belt, but this is the reality of our government

treatment of Cuba, President William McKinley declared war against Spain, originating in The Spanish-American War of 1898. It was then that America intervened in Cuba’s war for independence from Spain, eventually seizing the Spanish territories of the Philippines and Guam. As a result, they soon found themselves involved in the mist of the Philippine Revolution. Subsequently, working for and being under Spanish control, Aguinaldo joined a movement launching an uprising for the Philippines fight for independence

control of people and using them as cheap laborers. Spain once was a great nation governing over the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico. During this time, the Philippines and Cuba were the only ones fighting for freedom and independence out of the four countries under the control of Spain. Later on, Rumors had spread to the US that the Spanish were being cruel to the Cubans and the Philippines. The US decided to send Ships to protect the sugar resources. The USS Maine had come to Cuba to protect

U.S. involvement in the Philippines started with the Spanish-American War. The war began when the U.S.S. Maine blew up near Cuba. It was later discovered that the explosion was most likely caused by an accident. Nevertheless, the United States declared war on Spain, thinking that the destruction of the U.S.S. Maine was caused by Spain. Although President McKinley used this incident as a reason for intervening in the conflict between Spain

acquired many new territories ranging from Alaska to the Philippines. Through the Roosevelt Corollary and the dollar diplomacy, politics shaped broad relationships between America, Latin America, and the Pacific Ocean. The Guano Islands Act along with the relations with Hawaii and Panama represent the economic impact of foreign relations. Cultural relations stemming from racial superiority and racial uplift are also present in ties with the Philippines, Hawaii, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Panama. Violent conflicts

Address is held annually by the President of the Philippines. Also known as SONA, the State of the Nation Address serves as a way to inform the nation about its present economic, political, and social condition. It is also a means for the President to say his accomplishments for the particular year and his plans for the near future that is within his term. This year, President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino delivered his longest and last SONA speech. The President started the event with an apology

expansionism and imperialism in the United States. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million. William Seward, Secretary of State, was quick to agree to Russia’s offer. The treaty of purchase was approved on April 7, 1867. President Andrew Johnson signed the treaty on May 28, and Alaska was officially part of the U.S. on October 18, 1867. Many Americans believed that the purchase of Alaska was a waste of money, and it became widely known as “Seward’s Folly”. After gold and oil

Should The U.S. Have Annexed The Philippines? When the Spanish-American war came to an end and Spain gave up their power in the Philippines and Cuba, the US showed they had no interest in annexing Cuba but were debating on whether or not they should annex the Philippines. The possibility of annexation pleased some but it also made other unhappy, like Emilio Aguinaldo who wanted the Philippines to be free from colonization. In his fight for the island’s freedom, Aguinaldo started a rebellion against

America, the Spanish-American War is finally upon us. It all started with the Cuban rebellion. In the early months of 1898, riots began to erupt in Havana, Cuba. This began to worry American citizens. Mckinley, our president, sent a ship called the U.S.S. Maine to Havana’s harbor. President Mckinley only did this to protect the citizens of America and their property, he had no interest in starting a war. Then a horrible event occurred. On February 15th, 1898, the U.S.S. Maine sunk. The cause of this

Annexing The Philippines At this moment in history, the arguments for annexing the Philippines were the U.S. being able to civilize and help the Philippines, and the U.S. would also be able to expand their territory and values, while the arguments against were violations of U.S. values and norms and the deaths of people involved in the war and civilians. The annexation between the U.S. and the Philippines represented the tension between imperialism and anti-imperialism. By annexing the Philippines, the U

Deciding the Annexation of the Philippines Assessment: On Google Docs you need to write a three paragraph essay arguing whether or not the United States should or should not annex the Philippines. You need to use 2 pieces of evidence from the documents per paragraph. Americans might have thought that all war and chaos would have ended and stayed in the year of 1898, when we (America) won over the Spanish, in the Spanish-American war. Although, we were partially right with allowing us to have

from asianic countries to expand America’s empire. After the end of Spanish rule in the Philippines, Senator Albert Beveridge saw potential in recruiting the Philippines as US territory. He writes, “...The Philippines gives us a base at the door of all East”(Beveridge 1). He wanted to expand America's commercial trades with Asia, but in order to do so would need an ally near the east. Knowing that the Philippines had just come out of Spanish rule, Beveridge suggested in the letter that they were not