The Philippines-American War altered Philippine society and encouraged the country to gain independence through opposition to American imperialism, while simultaneously expanding the U.S.’s role as a global power and establishing stronger U.S. relations in Southeast Asia. The fight for independence in the Philippines inspired the subsequent declaration of freedom in other Asian countries and enabled the rise of the continent that would dominate the political and economic dynamic of the world. Additionally, the war changed the balance of economical and military power of the U.S. in the Asian hemisphere, giving the U.S. geographical advantages that led to a decisive victory against Japan in WWII. These changes later established the U.S. as a hegemonic power that influenced global politics, including during the Cold War.

Eita Shinkawa and Jaymie Angtuaco 

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"We will not renounce our part in the mission of our race, trustee under God, of the civilization of the world. The Pacific is our ocean...Where shall we turn for consumers of our surplus?"
~ Senator Albert J. Beverdige, January 9, 1900