"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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... peaceful negotiation with Spain , delivered a three - hour speech on the horrors of the concentrados and the widespread ... peace in Cuba , will lay the whole matter before Congress . " To convince Spain that he meant business , he asked ...
... peaceful negotiation with Spain , delivered a three - hour speech on the horrors of the concentrados and the widespread ... peace in Cuba , will lay the whole matter before Congress . " To convince Spain that he meant business , he asked ...
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... peace negotiations with Spain . From limited evidence it is possible to infer that not until August did he decide to keep all of Luzon , and in October the entire archipelago . These deci- sions may have had more to do with a shift of ...
... peace negotiations with Spain . From limited evidence it is possible to infer that not until August did he decide to keep all of Luzon , and in October the entire archipelago . These deci- sions may have had more to do with a shift of ...
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... peace " while they " look upon war , and its horrors , as of divine origin " and think " the last places touched by the Holy Ghost were Manila and Santiago . " Senator Hoar accused them of " preaching the new commandment to do evil that ...
... peace " while they " look upon war , and its horrors , as of divine origin " and think " the last places touched by the Holy Ghost were Manila and Santiago . " Senator Hoar accused them of " preaching the new commandment to do evil that ...
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... peace with honor , " the Volks- Zeitung in New York City scoffed , " And why not ? Rascals , thieves , and robbers have a code of their own . " 17 In the midst of this debate over the Philippines , a peace protocol was signed with Spain ...
... peace with honor , " the Volks- Zeitung in New York City scoffed , " And why not ? Rascals , thieves , and robbers have a code of their own . " 17 In the midst of this debate over the Philippines , a peace protocol was signed with Spain ...
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... peace , Spain is permitted to retain any portion of the Philippines it will be a failure on the part of this nation to discharge the greatest moral obligation which could be conceived . " Platt went on to explain , " Those who believe ...
... peace , Spain is permitted to retain any portion of the Philippines it will be a failure on the part of this nation to discharge the greatest moral obligation which could be conceived . " Platt went on to explain , " Those who believe ...
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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