"Benevolent Assimilation": The American Conquest of the Philippines, 1899-1903Yale University Press, 1984 M09 10 - 342 pages "American acquisition of the Philippines in 1898 became a focal point for debate on American imperialism and the course the country was to take now that the Western frontier had been conquered. U.S. military leaders in Manila, unequipped to understand the aspirations of the native revolutionary movement, failed to respond to Filipino overtures of accommodation and provoked a war with the revolutionary army. Back home, an impressive opposition to the war developed on largely ideological grounds, but in the end it was the interminable and increasingly bloody guerrilla warfare that disillusioned America in its imperialistic venture. This book presents a searching exploration of the history of America's reactions to Asian people, politics, and wars of independence." -- Book Jacket |
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... independence by April 15 , or " the President , having ex- hausted diplomatic agencies to secure peace in Cuba , will lay the whole matter before Congress . " To convince Spain that he meant business , he asked Con- gress for a fifty ...
... independence by April 15 , or " the President , having ex- hausted diplomatic agencies to secure peace in Cuba , will lay the whole matter before Congress . " To convince Spain that he meant business , he asked Con- gress for a fifty ...
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... independence for the Philippines.9 A September editorial in Inter - Ocean noted a commensurate swing in the business world , which was just " waking up to the opportunities the war has brought at a moment when the immense increase of ...
... independence for the Philippines.9 A September editorial in Inter - Ocean noted a commensurate swing in the business world , which was just " waking up to the opportunities the war has brought at a moment when the immense increase of ...
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... independence for the Philippines could only be realized by long preparation under " military control . ” 13 Like secular imperialists , missionaries bristled with an aggressive and highly romantic Anglo - Saxonism . Britain and America ...
... independence for the Philippines could only be realized by long preparation under " military control . ” 13 Like secular imperialists , missionaries bristled with an aggressive and highly romantic Anglo - Saxonism . Britain and America ...
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... the issue of imperialism . Newark's Freie Zeitung warned that the Filipinos would resist being colonized again and would have to " be taught with powder and lead " that " the Declaration of Independence ENTER THE PHILIPPINES 19.
... the issue of imperialism . Newark's Freie Zeitung warned that the Filipinos would resist being colonized again and would have to " be taught with powder and lead " that " the Declaration of Independence ENTER THE PHILIPPINES 19.
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... Independence was only for Ameri- cans . " If the government was truly interested in helping the oppressed , it should go to the aid of the " poor Hindus , " this editor taunted . Once it was known that annexation was to be part of the ...
... Independence was only for Ameri- cans . " If the government was truly interested in helping the oppressed , it should go to the aid of the " poor Hindus , " this editor taunted . Once it was known that annexation was to be part of the ...
Contents
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The Soldier as Diplomat | 31 |
The Dividends of Brinkmanship | 57 |
The General as Warrior | 67 |
The Generals Last Campaign | 91 |
The American Opposition Organizes | 104 |
Armageddon 1900 | 129 |
The Soldier and the War | 176 |
Injun Warfare under Chaffee and Roosevelt | 196 |
The Last Campaign Samar Challenges American Innocence | 219 |
The Triumph of American Innocence | 253 |
The Gook and Gugu Analogy | 268 |
Notes | 277 |
Bibliography | 308 |
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