Philippines
The war that ensued between the United States and the Philippines at the birth of the twentieth century was an ill-conceived attempt at American colonialism that contradicted American notions of national self-determination and republican democracy. Despite the intention of Filipino revolutionaries to base their new republic on the same standards as the U.S. constitution, the U.S. chose to refuse their national sovereignty on accounts of race, history, and U.S. commercial interests. The pro-expansionist opinions of prominent statesmen Albert Beveridge and Theodore Roosevelt helped define America's position on this issue of American sovereignty by employing justifications such as the proliferation of commercialism, democracy, and Christianity. Critics of American imperialism such as Carl Schurz and the Anti-imperialist League arose during this time period to voice dissent over the subjugation of an entire population. The arguments that critics of imperialism present greatly undermine the proposition that the war with the Philippines was a gesture to advance mankind. The Filipino leaders who fought for independence from Spain originally believed that the United States would support their cause. They believed in this because the A
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Approximate Word count = 1275
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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