The Philippine-American War

Filipino Independence? Philippines purchased from Spain for $20 million as part of Treaty of Paris Emilio Aguinaldo William Howard Taft First Governor-General of the Philippines

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The Philippine-American War 1899 - 1902 U.S. refuses to recognize Filipino independence. War Estimates Filipino Forces = 100,000 men U.S. Forces = 74,000 men Filipino Goal Inflict constant casualties on U.S. troops U.S. people elect anti-Imperialist William Jennings Bryan over Imperialist William McKinley in 1900. The Oregon Volunteer Infantry in 1899

Filipino dead in their trench Guerrilla War Phase 1900-1902 Low on ammunition, Aguinaldo abandons conventional warfare. American tactics Take no prisoners Burning villages Concentration Camps During his court-martial, Waller testified that he had been under orders from the volatile, aging Brigadier General Jacob Smith (“Hell-Roaring Jake,” to his comrades) to transform the island into a “howling wilderness,” to “kill and burn” to the greatest degree possible—“The more you kill and burn, the better it will please me”—and to shoot anyone “capable of bearing arms.” According to Waller, when he asked Smith what this last stipulation meant in practical terms, Smith had clarified that he thought that ten-year-old Filipino boys were capable of bearing arms. (In light of those orders, Waller was acquitted.) In a clearly racist way, a number of Buffalo Soldiers switch sides. Filipino dead in their trench

The Water Cure “Now, this is the way we give them the water cure,” he explained. “Lay them on their backs, a man standing on each hand and each foot, then put a round stick in the mouth and pour a pail of water in the mouth and nose, and if they don’t give up pour in another pail. They swell up like toads. I’ll tell you it is a terrible torture.” A picture of a “water detail,” reportedly taken in May, 1901, in Sual, the Philippines. “It is a terrible torture,” one soldier wrote.

The Anti-War Protestors In 1899, the Anti-Imperialist League is Founded. Members include William Jennings Bryan, Mark Twain, and Andrew Carnegie.

Aguinaldo is Captured April 1, 1901 – Aguinaldo swears an oath of loyalty to the United States. “Let the stream of blood cease to flow; let there be an end to tears and desolation.” Fighting continues until Filipino General Miguel Malvar for one more year.

Fighting an Insurgency 1902 - 1913 Moro Indians (Muslim Filipinos) continue to fight for approximately 10 more years American generals use Muslim religious beliefs to their advantage A Filipino Bolo Knife

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Legacy of the Philippine-American War Deaths U.S. = 4,326 soldiers (mostly from disease) Filipinos(?) = 34,000 soldiers; 200,000 civilians Moro Indians (?) = 10,000 to 20,000 men Philippines will remain an important naval base for U.S. through World War II Philippines will gain independence on July 4, 1946.