This is referring to the period of 1877-1914.
2007-11-12 13:55:09 · 6 answers · asked by jay jay 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Cuba is right next door, whereas the Philippines are halfway around the globe.
2007-11-12 14:00:33 · answer #1 · answered by schuttz 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Huh?
The U.S. DID send an invasion force to the Philippines in 1898 during the Spanish-American War, which in the Philippines eventually morphed into the Philippine-American War that officially continued until 1902, with further smaller scale hostilities happening as late as 1913...
2007-11-12 22:10:24 · answer #2 · answered by NC 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The USS Maine was mysteriously sunk in Havana Harbor and the "invasion force" was sent to investigate. Once attacked they took strategic action.
2007-11-12 22:04:09 · answer #3 · answered by slice_n_hook@yahoo.com 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If you are asking about the Spanish American War, you need to turn the page.
2007-11-12 22:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by Michael G 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the philippines were more pacifist. they had already been colonized by the spanish; they had churches everywhere; they didn't have any natural resources to build things with; they are on the ring of fire; they were further away; they didn't mind the us too much.
2007-11-12 22:04:22 · answer #5 · answered by bree 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Ah, ...they fought us for three years....
Pictures of the dead bodies here - http://www.msc.edu.ph/centennial/philam.html
It seems most Americans don't know their own history -
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2007-11-12 22:02:32 · answer #6 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋