storm philippines
Posted in Philippines General Information on 03/23/2009 09:28 am by admin
1898, the storm damaged the war, America is bankrupt Spain. However, America should annex the Philippines?
"The year is 1898, the storm war has broken, and America is bankrupt Spain. However, America should annex the Philippines? "I have to write a position paper for a class debate, the a page ... Help? I do not care side, I just need a page.
America started the war to avenge the main fighting ships, and help Cuban rebels to free their country from Spain. Well no rebellion in Porto Rico or the Philippines, but the U.S. will not only give them back to Spain. So McKinley rationalized the whole thing as "taking up the white man burden '. Meaning we are now a colony of non-white people, we have to civilize. Mckinley believe the U.S. can do a better job of civilizing the Philippines than a European Power. And I guess we did. We studied also Porto Rico, they decided to they never want to leave. Side comment to 1770, America is the freest, richest, best spoon, best clothed, best managed by country worldwide. We are also the least taxed. In 1790 we richest, freest, best spoon, best governed country in the world. But we are not the least taxed.
