USA and Philippines

After its defeat in the Spanish American War of 1898, Spain released its longtime colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4, 1899, just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty, fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4,200 American and over 20,000 Filipino combatants. As many as 200,000 Filipino civilians died from violence, famine, and disease.


The United States hoped that they could make a governing nation out of this place and not just a country under Spanish rule.  The United States allowed the Philippines a simple form of independence with the Philippine Organic Act of 1902. The act established a Filipino Constitution which got rid of the island's Spanish political presence, including the Roman Catholic Church. Multiple acts and treaties after granted the Philippines complete independence.

The United States donated over 80 million dollars in relief efforts and also sent multiple soldiers and refugee assistants down to help with damages. 

Picture 4 shows how devastating this natural tragedy truly was. It exemplifies all the debris of what was once peoples homes. Picture 4 also shows a boy standing in the middle of what was left after the storm, probably wondering what his future held now that everything he once had was diminished before him. 

Picture 6 is really an astonishing example of all the simple, yet traumatizing damage the people faced. It shows hundreds of coconut trees uprooted laying on the ground looking as if they were shot down at war. It truly is astonishing how many trees can exemplify such great damage. 

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2013/11/super-typhoon-haiyan-devastates-the-philippines/100625/

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Spanish- American war political propagada cartoons

 The Spanish- American war was a war in 1898 between the United states and Spain. The results of the war was that the Americans and the Cubans pretty much won the war. The Cubans won the right to be an independent country away from Spain, and the US was now free to own Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. Yellow journalism is a type of journalism that little or no legitimate well-researched news. Propaganda is information of misleading nature used to promote or embarrass a particular political cause or point of view.

Shows different cutures celebrating the us freedom even though they dont have it

Shows that Spain is defeated

This image is exemplifying how he is a coward

Muckrakers

The progressive era was a period of social activism and political reform. Muckrakers are reform mined journalists who exposed misconduct.

George Creel

George Creel was the president of the U.S committee on public information. His major works constisted of "Quatrains of Christ" and "Children in Bondage" 

Lincoln Steffens

Lincoln Steffens covered government and political corruption. His majior works inclded "The Shame of Cities" and "The traito State". 

Ray Stannard

Ray Stannard, also known as David Grayson, covered the Pullman strike, he wrote two autobiographies called "Native American"(1941), and "American Chronicle"(1945)

W.E.B Dubois

W.E.B Dubois mainly focused on Civil rights. His main works included "The souls of Black Folks" and "Black Recostruction in America"

Jane Adams

Jane Was Part of the settlement house movement. She worked on "Twenty years At Hull House" and "Democracy and Social Ethnics"