Colonial Mentality

In 1898 the United States defeated Spain, and the Philippine Islands were suddenly free of Spain’s tyranny. The Filipinos had been fighting for their freedom from Spain for several years. When the United States arrived to conquer Spain they landed in the Philippines, and the Filipinos thinking that the United States was there to set them free, sided with them. But instead of the independence the wanted, the Filipino people found themselves in the position of exchanging one colonial power for another. The United States gained a foothold in the Pacific, and “The United States had suddenly become a major world power” (Background Essay).

He explains that if the government wanted to rule the Philippines, they would not oppose if it meant for the proper sovereignty, “the true and lasting sovereignty that is foundation in the hearts of people.” Aguinaldo also criticizes the US for having positioned England as the winners. Furthermore, Aguinaldo criticizes the view Americans had over the Philippines civilization, whereas they were seen as savages, uncapable of ruling themselves. Aguinaldo counterarguments this belief by saying “I will not deny that there are savages in the Philippine islands, if you designate by that name those who lead a normal life.” Consequently, Aguinaldo accuses the US of being misled and empathizes the failure to uphold their promises.

William Graham Summer, sociologist professor at Yale University, “The Conquest of the United States by Spain”, speech, (Doc 2), argues that America has always followed this doctrine that ‘all men are equal’ but when America lends a helping hand they always want something in return, in this case America wanted to spread democracy in the Philippines. “…told by all the imperialists that these people are not fit for liberty and self- government; … it is rebellion for them to resist our beneficence; … must send fleets and armies to kill them if they do it;… must devise a government for them and administer it ourselves.” Summer states that if America keeps dictating other countries government it will only lead us to where Spain is, powerless and non-profitable. On the contrary, Puck- a satirical magazine, (Doc 7), illustrates the expansion of imperialism by having a bold eagle protecting its territory- U.S, Puerto Rico, Panama, and Philippines. These countries that the eagle is protecting are the countries that are under democratic regime. The American flag in the eagle’s mouth is a representation of Democracy and the flags on the countries are subjugations of democracy. The picture is also sending a message of encouragement towards democracy, the boldness and warrior look in the eagle’s eyes and posture is embodying that

The colonists of Jamestown surely would have accepted the offer. They set up the colony during a very rough time called the Starving time. There is still an unanswered question to why did so many colonists die. There were many reasons as to why so many colonists died in Jamestown. Three major reasons are Lack of significant rainfall in the area, The environment was not good for planting, And the grain trade only helped a few. One of the major reasons so many colonists died was due to lack of rainfall. On a rainfall index, it showed how during the time of 1607 and 1620, there was less than the average rainfall. Trees in the area were also studied and their rings during that time period showed less rainfall in that area. During this time, it

America’s acquisition of the Philippines was a very controversial issue in America. Though liberals and much of the country did not support imperialism, America became an imperialist anyway. The Machine, which controlled the government and economy, saw their own personal gain in imperialism. Sure enough, they influenced America to become imperialists. America saw both the benefits and the harms that can result from imperialism. Without imperialism, though, America may not be as

This purpose is valuable because through his analysis of the relationship between Filipinos and African-Americans, Ngozi-Brown demonstrates how the treatment of African-Americans in the U.S. was brought to the Philippines prior and during the war. However, this text is also limited for the purpose of this investigation because it focuses more on the African-American Soldiers instead of the treatment of the

The English colonies each had their own identity/name. Despite having their different names, religious beliefs, laws, and economic activity, the colonies all had one common link which was the country of Great Britain. All the colonies had to officially claim their identities by getting a character from the King of Great Britain, and all 13 were generally under British rule. During the 17th and 18th centuries the colonists began to make agreements and compacts regarding unification to benefit the general colonial population. The colonies were striving to become unified with each other, but some clones had different approaches toward unity that did not coincide with other colonists beliefs. However, some colonies had the same specific reasons

The idea of manifest destiny continued and the white man’s burden continued through as America took the Philippines after defeating Spain during the Spanish –American war. The Filipinos were unhappy that they were being given to another country for an imperialist rule. The United States felt that the Philippines were too uncivilized to govern themselves, so the U.S. kept them under their control. The United States motivation for Imperialism in the Philippines can be categorized as an economic, social, religious, political, and strategic motivation. The Philippines' location was close to China so their economic motivation was clear to open up new markets and trade possibilities and sought to expand foreign markets.

Essay Question # 2 In the United States, the experiences of Immigrants have been ever changing and varied. Different frameworks have been applied to specific time periods of immigration and unique groups. However, Internal Colonialism and Cultural Pluralism can best describe the experiences of Immigrants overall in the United States.

There were various motivations for establishing colonies in the New World. From the perspective of the settlers, one could conclude there were two primary motivations, religious freedom, and wealth. Depending upon one’s status in the colonial times, one could consider wealth as having an abundance of land and natural resources, not necessarily power or an abundance of gold per say. Therefore, the poor, rich, and middle class had their own expectations of “wealth” and religious freedom that motivated establishing the colonies. Similarly, the European powers that were sending supplies and funding the colonial establishments were driven to expand their wealth and impose their religious principles.

After the Spanish gave control of the Philippines to America, the Americans used their white superiority to disregard any chance of independence to the Philippines by categorizing the Philippines into three different races and even starts referring them in association to African Americans. Likewise, Filipino protesting newspapers that were sent out overseas were never released to the public because of white Americans were able to control it from getting out. Fear of white Americans soldiers started to expand as time went on and especially when the FIlipinos started talking to African American soldiers who spoke about the racism in America. The build up of fear cause many Filipinos to give up their dream of independence and follow the orders they were given which helped the Americans reinforce the power and strength over in the Philippines. Thus, white Americans were able to reinforce their power structures in the Philippines by using the fear that was developed over the possible racial treatment and the backings of other countries that supported the United State’s

Chapter 28 discusses idea of European imperialism throughout the Pacific in Latin American territories. In current news imperialism is something that is still talked about today in article on Institute of policy studies entitled imperialism today discusses imperialism in today's world and how it is still relevant today. Imperialism is a scribe is being a part of the world empires in a policy of extending A country's power and influence their diplomacy or military force. This article argues that unnecessary need for colonialism and imperialism to be identified separately. Colonialism " is the process of invasion by neogemonic Power which either rules the country and its own interests or let it be ruled by the indignities population as a proxy

“What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea.” – Mahatma Gandhi

"My idea…of Filipino culture and identity is split into two forms: the FOB…and the Filipino American. I didn’t associate with “FOBs.” They were backward, had accents, and just acted weird…Then there was me, the non-“FOB,” who spoke perfect English, born and raised here, had only white friends…I was “white” in every way except for the color of my skin, my nose, and eyes…I hate to admit but I have been an accomplice to the cruel acts that have been perpetrated against Filipinos" (as quoted by Strobel, 1997,

During the early 20th century, the mainstream media pushed the narrative that it was America’s duty to go to war against the Spanish to liberate the Philippines. Due to the continuous media campaign to paint the Spanish as brutal killers, the American populous’ opinion about empire was swayed in favor of imperial rule over the Philippines. Thus, the former belief that America should remain neutral and respect state sovereignty was replaced by the belief that America’s role was to be the world’s policeman. Thus, due to public’s belief that Empire is necessary, America colonized and took over the states of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and The Philippines. In America is in the Heart by Carlos Bulosan, Bulosan explains how the militaristic and political dominance of the American empire caused many Filipinos to immigrate to America in hopes of achieving the American Dream; however, because of the increased immigration, anti-Filipino racism spiked, causing many Filipinos to feel disillusioned about the American Dream.