Phillipines
The videos trace the development of the United States' colonial policy in the Philippines. It all started with helping a disaster-stricken young republic in creating a democratic society. In order to do that, the Philippines welcomed U.S. intervention. The U.S. was their hope to be freed from the Japanese and to rid their label of being the "sick man of Asia". Of course, U.S. aid came with extensive stipulations requiring amendment of the Philippine Constitution. Americans suddenly now had almost a full set of rights in the Philippines. Many Filipinos soon resented this, as it was a major threat to the sovereignty of the Philippines that they so dreamed of having.. Beginning in 1900, America has had a great influence in the Philippines. U.S. politics dictated the course of events of the islands. Many Filipinos sought after total sovereignty from the U.S. Philippine independence was granted, reserving military and Naval bases for the U.S,. Military and imposing tariffs on Philippine exports. The Philippine commonwealth was independent with supervision by the U.S. With this new republic, the Philippines faced many problems including economic deficiency and much internal strife. Namely, the Huks, a communist led gue
Ferdinand Marcos was elected President in 1961 and was re-elected in 1969, wherein the Philippines was stricken with civil unrest caused in part by Marcos' support of U.S. Vietnam policy. In the early 1970's, a guerilla uprising plagued the Philippines by a communist group and a Muslim separatist group. The many uprisings led Marcos to declare Martial Law in 1972. Opposition leaders were arrested and heavy censorship set in. Among those arrested was Ninoy Aquino who was later assassinated by the Philippine military under Marcos. The Marcos regime was a very lavish one. Imelda Marcos hosted many expensive parties and filled her palace with many luxuries. However, many say that the Marcos regime completely ignored the needs of the poor. Although Marcos promised reform, he lead the country to bankruptcy. As a result, there was an unprecedented Communist insurgence throughout the countryside in the Philippines with poorly trained, poorly armed and poorly paid soldiers. By 1984, protests against Marcos intensify as the Communist groups control large areas neglected by the government. The Philippines has often been compared to a volcano; always rumbling and sometimes erupting. There hav
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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