Philippine-American War (history quiz!)

[Alex+R 0]

I have just been reading about how public opinion on the Spanish-American war was manipulated by the media and how that same media dealt with other wars.

[Jenn! 918]

How embarrassing. At least I think I guessed right.

[chri'stina 190]

I have no idea when it took place but just guessed. I don't know what it was about either.

[Alex+R 0]

I honestly don't think the Philippine-American war was mentioned even once in my entire school career. Had to find out it even happened at all on my own.

[StarProg 0]

I have to admit I knew nothing of the Philippine-American war (and very little about the Philippines in general, since as Alex mentioned it was not taught in our schools in the US) before I met my Filipino girlfriend, now spouse. Since that time I've read quite a bit, and am happy to say that my guess on when it started was correct.

[Jenn! 918]

Just having read a little bit about it now, it seems that Americans refer to it as the Phillippine Insurrection rather than a war. Anyone know if this is still true?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

This is sort of related in terms of what was printed vs. the reality - the Boxer Rebellion in China - I can't remember the date but it had to do with Westerners who had established trading within China that exploited the native Chinese all for the sake of the almighty dollar. I believe the exploitation and ruthlessness towards the Chinese by the Westerners was a contributing factor to the People's Revolution. How ironic that today a company like Walmart which does over $18 Billion in trade with China now uses the Chinese government to exploit the workers.

I hope the next revolution or war that is fought is to get rid of corporations as we know them today. They are a cancer to society.

[Nikita2Charles 32]

[garya505 2]

This is sort of related in terms of what was printed vs. the reality - the Boxer Rebellion in China - I can't remember the date but it had to do with Westerners who had established trading within China that exploited the native Chinese all for the sake of the almighty dollar. I believe the exploitation and ruthlessness towards the Chinese by the Westerners was a contributing factor to the People's Revolution. How ironic that today a company like Walmart which does over $18 Billion in trade with China now uses the Chinese government to exploit the workers.

I hope the next revolution or war that is fought is to get rid of corporations as we know them today. They are a cancer to society.

To be replaced by what?

[Welshcookie 17]

I honestly don't think the Philippine-American war was mentioned even once in my entire school career. Had to find out it even happened at all on my own.

'School Career'? you are surprised by that? children aren't fed real history. I don't remember once learning at school what the 4th of July was all about...oh yeh, I spent my school career in England......... You would be surprised how many English ppl have no idea about that date.

[Reynaldo 0]

I honestly don't think the Philippine-American war was mentioned even once in my entire school career. Had to find out it even happened at all on my own.

'School Career'? you are surprised by that? children aren't fed real history. I don't remember once learning at school what the 4th of July was all about...oh yeh, I spent my school career in England......... You would be surprised how many English ppl have no idea about that date.

Yeah, but the fact that your country went into a war against a newly formed republic, so the money they spent buying that country from Span wasn't wasted, is a big thing to leave out of the history books...

It is like the Argentine-Brazilian war that no one in Brazil has ever heard of, but people in Argentina and Uruguay will never forget...

[Reynaldo 0]

I honestly don't think the Philippine-American war was mentioned even once in my entire school career. Had to find out it even happened at all on my own.

'School Career'? you are surprised by that? children aren't fed real history. I don't remember once learning at school what the 4th of July was all about...oh yeh, I spent my school career in England......... You would be surprised how many English ppl have no idea about that date.

Yeah, but the fact that your country went into a war against a newly formed republic, so the money they spent buying that country from Span wasn't wasted, is a big thing to leave out of the history books...

It is like the Argentine-Brazilian war that no one in Brazil has ever heard of, but people in Argentina and Uruguay will never forget...

By the way, when I said "your country", I meant, as if you were from the USA.