Philippine-American War Begins - Liberation Becomes Brutal Occupation
Fighting erupts between U.S. forces and Filipino independence fighters led by Emilio Aguinaldo, transforming America’s supposed “liberation” of the Philippines from Spain into a brutal three-year war of imperial conquest. The conflict begins just two days before the Senate ratifies …
Emilio Aguinaldo
William McKinley
U.S. Army forces
Philippine independence movement
Filipino civilians
gilded-age
imperialism
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military-atrocities
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