107: The Philippine-American War
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The Philippine American War
President Teddy Roosevelt signed the philippine organic bill into law. It was a far cry from independence, but filippinos will have a meaningful voice. The war was executed without wholesale slaughter that was all too common in that period. Despite the ugliest aspects of the war, the twentieth century united states will become far more accepting of filipinos than most minority groups. And relations between the islands and mother america will be quite strong.
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