On April 25‚ 1898 the United States of America declared war on Spain immediately after the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15‚ 1898. This was the start of the Spanish American War; the war ended a few months later with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10‚ 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire which included Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ the Philippines Islands‚ Guam‚ and a few other islands. Beginning in 1492‚ Spain was the
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Projekto Sa Araling Panlipunan * Ipinasanila: Mary NicholleEspisua at ni Joyce Orosco * Ipinasakay: ma’m Meliza Emilio Aguinaldo (1869-1964) Vice-President: Mariano C. Trias General Emilio F. Aguinaldo (March 22‚ 1869 - February 6‚ 1964). He was 29 years old when he became Chief of State‚ first as head of the dictatorship he thought should be established upon his return to Cavite in May 1898 from voluntary exile in Hongkong‚ and then a month later as President of
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Ideal Hero Part 1: Qualities of a Hero A hero is competent and confident. A hero has abilities and talents however extraordinary or mundane they may be. A hero is conscious of the world he or she lives in‚ the society and the people around. A hero also has a strong moral compass. A hero is passionate and dedicated to a cause. He or she is also influential not only because of fame but because of the ability to encourage people to support an ideal. A hero is one who gives his or her life to a
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US was going to annex the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War; however‚ the Filipinos wanted independence‚ so they resisted the annexation. War erupted as Filipino forces‚ led by Emilio Aguinaldo‚ clashed with the US at the Battle of Manilla in 1899. Shortly after the war began‚ Aguinaldo sent a plea to General Otis‚ leader of the US forces‚ to end the fighting. Otis declined stating‚ “fighting‚ having begun‚ must go on to a grim end (Wikipedia‚ 1).” Otis also suppressed news leaks
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PresidentsY/A | Political Philosophy | Achievements | Strengths | Weaknesses | Evaluation | Threats | Laws | GENERAL EMILIO FAMY AGUINALDOTerm: (1898- 1901) | | Aguinaldo is best remembered for the proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12‚ 1898‚ in Kawit‚ Cavite. Aguinaldo formally established the first Philippine republic. He also designated diplomats who were assigned in the major world capitals to seek recognition of Philippine independence | | | | | | MANUEL LUIS QUEZONTerm:
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as a direct threat and message to go to war. Teller Amendment authorized the US to go to war with the Spanish‚ and stated the US didn’t want to take over Cuba. Rough Riders led by Theodore Roosevelt=main action on Cuba‚ destroyed Spanish Emilio Aguinaldo agreed to use Filipino rebel forces to unite with the Americans to try overthrowing the Spanish at Manila. American victory→Treaty of Paris 1898 giving US Puerto Rico and Guam‚ plus Philippines for a payment of $20 million. Resulted in the
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Philippine Literature The Spanish Period (1565-1898) A. SPANISH INFLUENCES ON PHILIPPINE LITERATURE 1. Roman alphabet. 2. The Christian Doctrine 3. The Spanish language 4. European legends and traditions 5. Ancient literature was collected and translated to Tagalog and other dialects. 6. Many grammar books were printed in Filipino‚ like Tagalog‚ Ilocano and Visayan 7. Our periodicals during these times gained a religious tone. B. THE FIRST BOOKS 1. Ang Doctrina Cristiana (The Christian
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IMPORTANT PEOPLE REGION I -2012951196975Enriqueta de Peralta July 15‚1882 was born in Dingras‚ Ilocos Norte An Ilocana poet who is a known advocate of women’s rights and issues. Peralta was a social worker and was an active member of various organizations‚ which included Dingras Women’s Club‚ Ilocos Norte Women’s Club‚ and the Provincial Women’s Club of Ilocos Norte. Peralta worked hard for the passage of a legislation that grants Filipino women the right to vote. She also proposed the celebration
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Carnegie backed away from bidding for ship armor plate because of the lack of large profitability under the represented agreement. The Scotsman’s pacifism dovetailed nicely with his opinion that the profits were too low in ship plating until 1889. Due to the lack of plating‚ the battleships New York and Maine suffered delays. Any opportunity that came along for Navy Secretary Benjamin Tracy went to Carnegie to rethink his involvement with the Navy. Carnegie was still continually looking for the best
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Japanese occupation Characteristics of Philippine literature during Japanese occupation 1. The Philippine literature during that time is full of chaos‚ war‚ because of Japanese occupation. 2. Filipinos during that time surrender but instead of giving up till the end they fight together with general Douglas MacArthur 3. The Philippines is conquered by Japanese but because of guerrillas some islands are conquered. 4. Japanese had pressed large numbers of Filipinos into work details and
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