Philippine-American War (Feb 1899 - July 1902) (feb 14, 1899 – jul 12, 1902)

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Filipino rebels = ill-equipped, waged guerrilla warfare, → Filipinos seen as dangerous enemies of US instead of helpless victims of tyranny; → race war, both sides did bad things; US developed “water cure” - forcing water down victims’ throats till they died; US built concentration camps like “Butcher” Weyler’s in Cuba; Media criticizes gov’t handle on Filipino relations; US broke Filipino insurrection in 1901, infiltrated guerilla camp, captured Aguinaldo; Fighting continued, 4.2k Amer die, >200k Filipino die; William H. Taft, from Ohio, became civil gov of Philippines (1901);

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