"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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... Islands , Cuba , and Santo Domingo took on new sig- nificance as part of the East Coast's path to the Pacific and China . Opposition to expansion , continental or overseas , is at least as old as the Hartford Convention in 1814. Because ...
... Islands , Cuba , and Santo Domingo took on new sig- nificance as part of the East Coast's path to the Pacific and China . Opposition to expansion , continental or overseas , is at least as old as the Hartford Convention in 1814. Because ...
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... islands were within the " American system , " which may have accom- plished little in a legal sense , but it did put ... Island , to teach naval officers the latest in seaborne weaponry and tactics . While this modern fleet was being ...
... islands were within the " American system , " which may have accom- plished little in a legal sense , but it did put ... Island , to teach naval officers the latest in seaborne weaponry and tactics . While this modern fleet was being ...
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... islands of the Western Pacific , " in which Hawaii would play a decisive role . 12 Recently , one historian has taken to task the widely accepted interpreta- tion of American imperialism that maintains that events follow the philosophi ...
... islands of the Western Pacific , " in which Hawaii would play a decisive role . 12 Recently , one historian has taken to task the widely accepted interpreta- tion of American imperialism that maintains that events follow the philosophi ...
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... islands or canned goods . " According to legend , President McKinley was forced to consult a globe to ascertain the location of those " darned islands . " Yet American firms had been engaged in the Philippine abaca trade long before ...
... islands or canned goods . " According to legend , President McKinley was forced to consult a globe to ascertain the location of those " darned islands . " Yet American firms had been engaged in the Philippine abaca trade long before ...
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... islands . The Republican in Spring- field , Massachusetts , suggested selling the islands to England , or possibly to Japan , provided that such a sale did not " disturb the balance of power . " The Journal in Boston declared that there ...
... islands . The Republican in Spring- field , Massachusetts , suggested selling the islands to England , or possibly to Japan , provided that such a sale did not " disturb the balance of power . " The Journal in Boston declared that there ...
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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