Scott Schulte U.S History
These people from the Philippines, also known as the Filipinos reacted in outrage to the Treaty of Paris. The rebel leader in the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo believed that the United States had promised independence. The Filipinos that were furious with the U.S decided to fight for their freedom. The name of the war was the Philippine-American War, and in 1899 the Filipinos and Emilio Aguinaldo revolted against the United States. When Aguinaldo used guerilla tactics, the U.S forced the Filipinos to live in designated zones, which poor sanitation, starvation, and disease killed thousands of Filipinos. Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by the U.S troops and returned the U.S Government. Many of the 70,000 troops sent to the Philippines were African Americans. Some African-Americans went over to the Filipinos side and created a friendship with them. This war took nearly 3 years to stop the rebellion, and 20,000 Filipinos died in the war. The U.S lost 4,000 troops, and cost 400 million. This was 20 times the price that they paid for the islands. The Philippines gradually moved toward independence and finally became an independent republic on July 4, 1946.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1946%E2%80%931965)
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