PHilippines
Filipino culture is very influenced by the Spanish conquest which began mid-millenium. Many of the traditions of the Phillipines are actually Spanish traditions. The food is a combination of Asian and Spanish cuisine, and the language is made up of Spanish, English, and a touch of Japanese. »Annual visits of "Manila Galleon" to Mexico maintains European contact »Filipinos driven to high mountains »Intricate stone terracing techniques developed for flatland farming on slopes »Limited success in protection from Spanish land-owning aristocracy Early 1800's Spain loses Central and South American colonies Spanish economy development attempts unsuccessful »Warlike Moros (Muslims) in southern islands gives difficulty Slow education and spread of European ideology Small group of educated Filipinos demand independence »Jose Raul, brilliant leader- executed by Spanish in 1896 during open Filipino anti-Spain revolt 1898 Some Filipino leaders ineffectively proclaim unofficial Republic »adopted European-style constitution »Spanish surrender to US. US interest is out of fear that another power ie. Germany will seize the Philippines
»Created internal self-governing units The Filipinos lived in settlements called barangays before the colonization of the Philippines by the Spaniards. As the unit of government, a barangay consisted from 30 to 100 families. It was headed by a datu and was independent from the other groups. (The Tagalog word barangay came from the Malay word balangay, a boat that transported them to the islands. The Philippines was colonized by the Spaniards for about 333 years and by the Americans for 48 years. Later, World War II broke out and the Japanese occupied the Philippines for three years. (See chapter 2: The Spanish Colonization of the Philippines (1565-1898); chapter 4: The Philippine-American War (1899-1902); and chapter 5: The Japanese Occupation of the Philippines, (1942-1945).) 16 US committed to eventual Filipino independence »Economic focus on American capitalism and enterprise is not helpful to the Filipinos »400,000 acres purchased from Catholic monasteries and given to the people The Philippines is located in the southeastern portion of Asia. Her neighbor on the north is the Republic of China (Taiwan or Formosa), while on the west is Communist Vietnam. Further west is Thailand. Immediately to the south of the Philippines is Indonesia and to the southwest are Malaysia and Singapore. »Foreign trade develops that is dependently linked to the US market
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