Contrary to popular American belief, the Republic of Philippines is a sovereign independent country. The US has never "acquired them"
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The Philippines were important to the US during the Second World War. During which, America used the placement of the Philippines to combat Japan in it's Pacific Ocean quest. Afterward, it granted the Philippines independence from its control acquired in the Spanish-American War.
Spain sold the Philippines to the US because Spain had been defeated by the US in the Spanish-American war in 1898 and one of the provisions the US required in the Peace Treaty was the sale of the Philippines
The official date of handover of sovereignty to the Philippines was the 4th of July, 1946.
Grover Cleveland pg.603 of "The American People Creating A Nation & A Society Volume Two Since 1865
The Philippines.
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The Philippines
after the US acquired the Philippine Islands. The poem argues that the natives of the Philippines were capable of self-governance and deserving of independence.
The United States acquired the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.
The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
No. The United States acquired the Philippines as part of the Washington Protocol of Peace which ended the Spanish-American War.
Same as the release date in us spring 2011 (april 2011 in the philippines)
The Philippines were important to the US during the Second World War. During which, America used the placement of the Philippines to combat Japan in it's Pacific Ocean quest. Afterward, it granted the Philippines independence from its control acquired in the Spanish-American War.
McKinley 1900 until his assassination in 1901; then Teddy Roosevelt from 1901 onward.
The Philippines is a happy island.
Guantanamo Bay and the Philippines were both acquired as a result of the Spanish-American War of 1898.