Philippines Genocide

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Philippines Genocide

Created by: Ethan R, Nate R, & Taylor P. - D Block

Who

• Victims
• Filipino men, women, and children
• American soldiers
• Aggressors
• Emilio Aguinaldo
• President Theodore Roosevelt

• In 1899, America invaded the Philippines under the pretext of liberating the people from spanish rule

What

It was an armed conflict between America and the Philippines. It was a continuation of the Philippines fight for independence.

What was life like then?

Awful. Gruesome deaths, torture, etc. between the two sides.

What is life like now?

The Philippines is at time of Independence and peace. With the ability to now negotiate with each other rather participate in all out war, the Filipinos enjoy the feeling of safety.

Let's Sum-Up

• America invades the Philippines to counter the spanish invaders
• The Spaniards "wave the white flag" and surrender the city under siege
• The Americans continue to invade the city that was previously invaded but then given back
• The Filipinos start to revolt as an act for the need of freedom and independence.
• The Americans fight back against Filipino insurrection.

When

Around the time of Philippine- American War

1899-1913

• Who
• What
• When
• Where
• Why
• How

Where

Multiple areas in the Philippines, under the name the First Philippine Republic

What can be done?

Why haven't we learned?

Background:

The killings and deaths happened as a result of miss communication of the opposing forces. The American killing of the Filipino people was an accident but, the extreme maltreatment, torture, and enslavement of Filipinos was due to the racism and discrimination of the new Filipino government.

One of most important things is trying to solve situations together in a peaceful manner. For example to negotiate problems between countries so they wouldn't risk going into war.

Why

Philippines wanted to fight for independence and freedom, especially how the Spanish-American war had recently ended. Americans thought it was an insurrection so fought back.

Works Cited

How

• Captured and burned towns
• Tortured captives

WARNING

The following pictures are pretty graphic. Feel free to close your eyes or step out of the room if you ever feel like doing so.

Rated PG-Close Your eyes

if yours scared.

Photos

How Many

• ~5k Americans killed
• ~2.8k Americans wounded
• ~15k Filipino Soldiers killed
• ~225k Filipino Citizens killed

Most of the citizens died from disease.

- Cholera and malaria

"The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902 - 1899–1913 - Milestones - Office of the Historian." The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902 - 1899–1913 - Milestones - Office of the Historian. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Mar. 2016.

"Philippine–American War". Wikipedia. N. p., 2016. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.

"Philippine-American War." The Espresso Stalinist. N.p., 16 Jan. 2011. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.

"US Slave." : Spanish American War the Philippines and Filipino Genocide. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Mar. 2016.

"Chapter 13." STATISTICS OF AMERICAN GENOCIDE AND MASS MURDER. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.