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The Acquisition of the Philippines was controversial because of the Insular Cases, that made the people of Puerto Rico American citizens, but did not give them all the rights of an American citizen.
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What was the most controversial event associated with the Spanish-American War?
The blowing up of the Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor. Spanish saboutage was suspected, but much later it turned out to be a probable boiler blowup.
Who named the Philippines republic of the Philippines?
The Americans
When US began imperialism with the acquisition of Cuba and Puerto Rico and Philippines and Guam?
In 1898.
How many years did the Americans stayed in the Philippines?
The Americans colonized the Philippines for about 33-40 years.
President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported the US acquisition of the Philippines?
McKinley
What was the most controversial event associated with the Spanish-American War?
The blowing up of the Battleship USS Maine in Havana harbor. Spanish saboutage was suspected, but much later it turned out to be a probable boiler blowup.
What are the most controversial issue in the Philippines?
Philippine controversial issues are divorce, reproductive health, integrated population and development policy.
Who named the Philippines republic of the Philippines?
The Americans
The most immediate consequence of the American acquisition of the Philippines?
The Philippine American War.
Reasons why Americans came to the Philippines?
Why did the Americans take the Philippines in 1899? to mine golds in different locations in the Philippines. Encyclopedia of the Philippines have long records of it.
When US began imperialism with the acquisition of Cuba and Puerto Rico and Philippines and Guam?
In 1898.
What were the most controversial social issues concerning Americans in the 1980s?
The most controversial social issues concerning Americans in the 1980s were drug abuse, teen pregnancy, and racial violence.
What did the Americans do to win the Philippines war?
they bought the philippines from the spanish.
How many years did the Americans stayed in the Philippines?
The Americans colonized the Philippines for about 33-40 years.
Why did the us fight with the Philippines?
The Philippine - American war was fought following the acquisition of the country from the Spanish after the war between the Spanish and the Americans. The Filipino revolutionaries struggled to secure independence from the United States and form the First Philippine Republic.
What did American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines stress?
their economic potential for American trading profits
President who initially opposed war with Spain but eventually supported the US acquisition of the Philippines?
McKinley
