The Philippine-American War - Mr. Beat Reaction

[@ronthesinger]

Fun fact: As a result of the Spanish galleon trade, Filipinos were the first Asians to arrive and live in what is now the United States in 1587.

[@joshdavis3743]

I personally would not call that a fact. I think an easy case can be made that the Paleo-Indians were the first Asians to arrive in what is now the United States. DNA linguistics and other studies have traced their heritage back to Siberian populations.

[@ronthesinger]

@@joshdavis3743 That's right (there are even debates as to whether people from ancient Japan ever settled in North America at one point). What I'm referring to are Asians that did not come to be the Native Americans that we know of today.

[@ghelmet2701]

So Americans are fighting Americans, good job, President William McKinley

[@kaitokagenou]

As a Filipino still living in the country today, this video was really surprising to watch actually. The Philippine-American War was only taught to us for half a semester during middle school. Eventually once I started getting into history, I read up on most of the conflict. The Philippine Commonwealth under President Quezon is also barely mentioned either. If you would ask any Filipino here what happened, all they would remember is colonized by the Spanish, betrayed by the Americans, conquered by the Japanese. It’s great we did get independence eventually, but then the Cold War heavily weakened the country and its problems still manifest to this day.

[@majorianus8055]

How it's surprising? I can 100% attest it's part of the curriculum from Grade 5 to Grade 6 and Grade 7 as well as in Philippine History course for college.

[@samuelterry6354]

Because The Philippines are still an American colony.

[@stoicmf8540]

@@majorianus8055 true, its been heavily covered back in elementary for me too

[@handel1111]

You just slept through History class lol. This is heavily covered in the curriculum in Elementary, not just in highschool lol.

[@Sparrows1121]

@@samuelterry6354 And the alternative is Tankie sympathizing colonies? No thank you

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

If your curious about Antonio Luna’s death it’s largely believed to be revenge. Very few Filipino units were trained with firearms. One group that was trained (other than the Luna sharpshooters) was the presidential vanguard or the Brigada ng kawit. There was a battle that Luna was leading but the presidential vanguard refused his order saying they only follow the orders of Aguinaldo (the president). This frustrated Luna because how can you lead a war if your men don’t follow your command so he punished them. The unit got their revenge and assassinated him.

[@XxFranxX6969]

And because of that, The Philippines lost its only General, It's only True General

[@troyraymund8256]

Also note that Philippines had allot of foreign aid especially from China and Japan to supply the troops. They also didn’t want to massacare the Spanish at Manila to show the international community that Filipino’s were not savages. They also welcomed the US troops as the Filipinos thought the US understood their plight as the US also fought for freedom decades prior.

[@HacKill25]

During the revolution, and even before the Spanish American war, Filipinos actually seeked help from the Americans, like how Benjamin seeked help from France during the American Revolution.

[@majorianus8055]

If I remember correctly, even Rizal actually predicted at some point in one of his letters that either US or Germany will someday be at war with Spain and that's one of the pre-condition for the Katipuneros to start the rebellion and not before, presumably with US and Japan's help.

[@kubli365]

I think they banked most for the Japanese to help even. I know they at least bought a lot of weapons from them (I think?).

[@reluctantcrusader8455]

@@kubli365 That's true but the ship that carried those weapons sank in a storm and the American blockade prevented future shipments

[@sowpmactavish]

Sought.

[@juliusnepos6013]

​@@reluctantcrusader8455interesting

[@FrontierCinema23]

At the 6:50 mark it made me think of how the Philippine-American War has a lot of similarities to the Vietnam war in terms of a people that wanted a foreign power out of its region succeeded only for another one to come in. Granted it was all for different reasons in the case of Vietnam that the U.S came in compared to the Philippines.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

Good point.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

The main difference is that other powers couldn't send in hundreds of thousands of troops like China did with Vietnam.

[@markgarrett3647]

If you don't notice how there were other Vietnamese who invited us to fight alongside them against totalitarian leftists then yes.

[@rangered_64]

As a Filipino currently studying history in university, I wish this topic would be taught to everyone a lot more. Over here in the Philippines this topic is only taught for one-half of a semester in grade school and that's it. Still, ever since studying history through and through in uni, it has expanded the narrative extensively. I highly recommend diving a lot deeper into our country's history, a lot of amazing historical individuals (such as Aguinaldo).

[@AnshiNoWara]

Theres another part of history here thats actually ironic, never told, and never taught in Filipino history. The natives of the Cordilleran mountains, the Igorot people, MY PEOPLE. were called to fight the Americans. But when they got down from the mountains to meet up with the more modernized filipino soldiers, they were laughed at and mocked because of their primitive appearances. They were the Navajo and Apache of the northern mountains but were victims of racism by their own countrymen. They were the ones who fought with spears and swords while the tagalog speaking solders fought with guns and rifles. Long story short, my people got tired of the local racism and actually joined the Americans instead. They acted as mountain guides for the American soldiers and had a big impact on "The Battle of Tirad Pass". Post events, The Cordilleran Region itself had better relations with the Americans and were better influenced by them while every other Philippine regions below the mountains going to Manila had more Spanish influence in them. And still the subtle local racism and ignorance the Tagalog people towards the word "Igorot" is still being felt and noticed to this day. To anyone reading this. I suggest you watch the movie "Warriors of the Rainbow - Seediq Bale". That should give you a mountain-natives' perspective view on modern colonization.

[@gabrielegenota1480]

Filipino “Progressives” when you ask them what they think about the Indigenous Peoples:

[@historywithsnave672]

Glad you did a reaction to this topic, I learned a bit about this war in college, but this video really gives the war the attention it needs. Keep it up Chris!

[@TheKnowledgeMan101]

Fun fact about the Moros: They would fight against the Americans using drugs and by binding their testicles really hard, these things they would do would effectively not make them feel pain. They charged against Americans with spear and swords, but the Americans had a hard time killing them due to their M1892 pistols not being able to kill them, it had to take up to 5-8 shots just to bring 1 warrior down. And because of that, the US army chose to replace their Colt M1892 pistols with the legendary M1911 pistol.

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Well the 1911 wasn't very popular during the Moro Rebellion. Soldiers normally preferred the Winchester M1897 Shotgun aka the Trench Shotgun (a nickname the shotgun would gain after being known to be used to devastating effect in killing German soldiers in Close Quarters combat, particularly in a trench.) Rather than the M1911.

[@onnieduvall2565]

I was first introduced to this war in junior high school (early 1970s), reading on my own. I was reading books about Medal of Honor recipients and discovered several were awarded during the “Philippines Insurrection and the Moro War. These conflicts are never mentioned in school, not even in college. I had to learn about it on my own, but then I always enjoyed learning about history that was not taught in school. Textbooks left out so much.

[@Justanotherconsumer]

I found out about Magdeburg’s “Wedding” from a novel. Anyone who trusts in the benevolence and brotherhood of Christians or “Western Civilization” seems to miss that period of history.

[@CaribbeanHistory]

7:07 I mentioned this correction on the main video and I repeat it again. 1- the American fleet was in Hong Kong before the attack and was waiting for the war to begin before attacking. 2- the Spanish ships were NOT made of wood. They also had armored cruisers just like the Americans. In fact, the largest ship of the time was the Cristobal Colón that was in Spain’s Atlantic fleet.

[@franzferdinand5810]

The colon wasn't present at the battle of manilla bay though. And yes indeed the Spanish ships weren't made out of wood but they were heavily outgunned and lacked proper armour on most ships present in comparison to the American fleet present.

[@nukclear2741]

Spain did have 2 very outdated ironclad warships in the Armada still by this point in time.

[@nicmagtaan1132]

Well it's Spanish c-tier ships vs American b-tiers, they are cooked

[@markgarrett3647]

The Spanish choosing to surrender to us reminds me of the British trying to surrender to the French rather than to the Patriots at the Siege of Yorktown.

[@historyrepeat402]

Your point about the navy is very important, I think a lot of people forget President Theodore Roosevelts impact on the expansion of the navy when he was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, he was the one who positioned it to be powerful.

[@figulapt3784]

In high school, our teacher told us that the Philippine-American War is one of the best thing that happened in the country since it gave us a perpetual alliance with the US due to subsequent American control. Can't believe I soak up to that cap until I was in college when I learned all the atrocities of the Americans to Filipinos.

[@Dragonite43]

One thing that is interesting, is that when the Japanese occupied the Philippines during WW2, the Filipinos noted that the Japanese treatment of them was worse than the Americans.

[@ianhomerpura8937]

1.1 million Filipinos died during WW2, out of a prewar population of 17 million.

[@arthurmoran4951]

that's totally true, i don't know why americans and spaniards are seen as the bad guys, but in fact the japanese were the worse and no body talk about that

[@dathunderman4]

@@arthurmoran4951just because there’s one worse guy out there doesn’t mean you’re not the bad guy lmao. Japan was worse, but the US was still pretty bad. And a lot of people know about Japan’s atrocities, people just aren’t as interested in Asian history.

[@arthurmoran4951]

@@dathunderman4 I never negate that, read again, i'm reacting the fact that almost no one knows the japanese atrocities, but more about the other like germany even if the japanesehave act just like the latter or worse. so Lmao at you

[@chad_dogedoge]

According to my Grandmother who was born in 1920s , Japanese Soldier was not really evil , they organize Calisthenics, and they are friendly , it was only change at the end of the war. Japanese really hates American and everything about American , as the war comming to an end they becone more brutal on punishing spies and american symphatizer.

[@isthatakingfisher2931]

Concentration camps are incredibly common in war I’ve come to find out however the death camps of WW2 seem to get bunched in there with them which I think is a simplification of history.

[@joaquinmoran4006]

Hi! Filipino here and lover of history. Been following your channel for a while now. I just wanted to share some things. First, when you said that the Philippine revolution is like the American revolution, it is not a coincidence. Many of our "founding fathers" (we dont call them that and not all of them were men) were inspired by the American revolution and its core principles. So many things in our revolution, except the result, echoes the same thing as yours. In fact, the Philippine revolutionary government even sent envoys asking for help from America the same way Americans sent envoys to France for help. And it doesnt end there. Most if not all of the men who built the revolution were also Masons, as you said soldiers were mostly farmers who used their own weapons, we fought to make the Spanish bleed more money. I can go on but the ending bit is where the parallels stops. Secondly, the part about the assasination of General Luna. In fighting among the leaders of the revolution were present from the beginning. In fact, the guy who is hailed as the founder of the revolution, Andres Bonifacio, was tried and executed upon the behest of Pres. Aguinaldo because he was politically threatening. Luna has many issues to his name but his assasination was a mix of vendetta and more political intrigue. Nevertheless, his masterplan to make a professional army and the defense of the country mostly died with him.

[@ricardokaka2286]

You mentioned Blackjack Pershing in the Philippines. Another American soldier here was Smedley Butler. One of only 19 men to get the Medal of Honor twice. He didn’t do much during this conflict however.

[@sowpmactavish]

He mostly just took care of his men. There's one story about him coercing a US navy captain to fork over some of the tons of food they were sitting on. Good on him for doing that instead of "requisitioning" what little we had over here like some US officers did. Great man, Smedley Butler.

[@majorianus8055]

29:41 Americans didn't pretend to be Filipino soldiers. Americans hired local Filipinos to dress in Philippine Army uniforms and guns to capture Aguinaldo with some of them former Philippine army officers and one actually knew Aguinaldo personally. They even have a forged letter from a Philippine general forged by one of Luna's expert marksman as a form of revenge. It was expertly done.

[@hanjesse31]

According to the movie...

[@majorianus8055]

@@hanjesse31 what movie are you talking about? I havent even watched Goyo. And Luna as a historical piece is in many ways crappy

[@dylanmeek8759]

Huge fan of your content VTH have learned so much the last 2 years watching your videos. Suggestion for content I would love to see something on Lewis and Clark and the corps of discovery.

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

Don’t feel bad Chris, I wouldn’t say Mr Beat can grow facial hair either.

[@Pat4President1]

I had a cousin who served in that war. His name was Ralph Sitgreaves (written as Ralph Sitgraves on his tombstone). I have his pocket watch in my possession (he and his siblings never married, nor had children).

[@IowanMatthew683]

15:52 Minor correction but Romania was an independent country prior to WWI and actually was an Entente member. The issue with self-determination in that region was in the disputed region of Transylvania, which Romania received from Austria-Hungary after the war and which Hungarians have never forgotten.

[@MalikF15]

Hey Chris to answer your question Paris peace treaties it’s about 31. The first was in 1229 and last was one was in 1951.

[@LapuLapuVanquisherofMagellan]

Jose Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines, could speak in 22 languages & write in 6. He studied in Europe (the Suez Canal was already in operation in his lifetime) & authored novels based on Victor Hugo & Alexandre Dumas (Noli Me Tangere & El Filibusterismo, which I think is available in Project Gutenberg under The Social Cancer & The Reign of Greed) to reflect the realities of his life in the Philippines under Spain as a mestizo (mixed race). Also, to my knowledge, French was the lingua franca of diplomacy & international politics, so it was basically a requirement for people in the field to understand French. The Treaty of Versailles is probably the first peace treaty to be written in English (co-written alongside French) in acknowledgment of the rising influence of English as the new global language, aided of course by technological advancements resulting in shorter communication times across great distances & the fact that the British have an empire in which the sun never sets.

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

Interesting about him is that he was against the revolution. When tried by the Spanish court he plead that he was no traitor of Spain. He famously said reform must come from above as change that comes from below are upheavals in society. Basically if the Philippines were to get freedom it must be given by Spain civilly and not taken by revolution. In fact that’s how we got our independence in the end. Not via a revolution

[@koersken]

Jose Rizal is a national hero of the Philippines but not THE national hero of the Philippines. We don't have one de jure national hero.

[@gabrielegenota1480]

@@Jose.AFT.SaddulHe was against a revolution on account of believing that the Filipinos were absolutely not ready for an armed revolt. I don’t think he was against a revolution, nor against independence - just that he believed peacably gaining independence over a long time was more viable.

[@DavidCarloAFermo]

​@@Jose.AFT.SaddulRizal wanted reforms, which could be used to build up for independence. He argued that we were not prepared yet, and that we would only replace a foreign tyrant with a local tyrant. He even tried to relocate the "Philippines" in Malaysia temporarily as a backup due to the revolution, but the deal didn't push through.

[@finalverdict2957]

Wow this completely ruins McKinley’s legacy on my opinion

[@lucasdpau]

Don’t worry Chris, my facial hair comes out so poorly that after one attempt at Movember my wife banned me from ever growing it again.

[@lovelyhatter]

"Hah Chris can't grow a beard" - Matt probably while making this video

[@havehope646]

Nobody: VTH: My brother was Thomas Jefferson uncle's father. P.S I LOVE YOU SO MUCH VTH I LOVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE AMD PASSION FOR HISTORY

[@MuriKakari]

As a Filipino-American, my elementary school skipped the Spanish American War entirely much less the Filipino-American War. I spent a lot of time going looking for Filipino history after that without much luck until the first time I went to the Philippines. Much later when we were doing primary sources work, I managed to outrage my entire class on behalf of the Philippines via McKinley's "Decision on the Philippines" speech- I went to Catholic school. One additional consequence of the American rule of the Philippines relevant to this channel- Filipino employees of the American government during those years is one of the few geneaological / historical records available for someone doing research into Filipino families from the States. US Payroll records / lists for these employees are accessible on Ancestry, if someone's doing research into family members who may have been in Manila, Quezon City, or Baguio at the time.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

17:17 CORRECTION! America started the Philippines-American War, heck, an American soldier fired the first shot that started the war in the first place.

[@ghostlightning]

Definitely gave me a complex. I am a nationalist Filipino who grew up completely Mickey Mouse Americanized. Let me be clear that I have nothing against the American people. Wars and occupation are decisions made by governments. The only thing non-American about me is a lack of an American dream. I'd love to visit again but I'd never want to live anywhere but home. My grandfather on my Mom's side fought with the Americans in the fall of Bataan and survived the Death March. My grandfather on my Dad's side ran errands as a child for the American G. I.s during the occupation of Manila and eventually accepted a U. S. Citizenship. My clan has its own diaspora in North America. I supported the removal of the U. S. Bases here in the 90s and now feel weird seeing a bunch of them built all over the islands given our mutual conflicts with China. History and Politics man... Love to all na lang.

[@ronthesinger]

José Rizal, our de facto national hero who was executed in 1896, had written an essay in 1890 called "The Philippines, a Century Hence", where he gave predictions as to which nation would try to colonize the islands after the Spaniards are out, and he assumed the US is unlikely to invade due to having an expansive land area already, which it can utilize first for development before attempting to colonize other areas.

[@jra9073]

When I was in high school during my junior year. My teacher asked everyone at the end of the school year and had a big project about world history. Explained and taught my classmates along with my teacher about the Philippine-American war. Got an A+ about it. I'm also a Filipino born and raised in the Philippines, but I migrated to American and became a US citizen.

[@PointSouthAndSee]

What a surprise, the top 3 comments (at the time of this comment) all start with “as a filipino”.

[@botmadz1482]

I would like to recommend that you please watch the You Tube video of Johnny Harris entitled "HOW THE US STOLE THE PHILIPPINES" just to add more to your knowledge of American History.

[@5552-d8b]

The Philippines American war was like Vietnam except the reason why the us won the Philippines war is because they fought by all means necessary to win and because of geography. The Philippines is surrounded by water which meant supplying the Philippines would be difficult leading to there defeat In Vietnam the planning was flawed like letting China and the Soviet Union freely supply north Vietnam military of equipment without the worry of getting attacked by the us out of fear or causing ww3. And the us military not being able to attack the ho chi min trail with ground forces because of the north Vietnamese going through neutral nations like Cambodia it wasn’t till later in the war that the us tried to do that. But because of all this confusion and restrictions the US lost the Vietnam war despite winning the battles.

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

China did warn that if the US invaded north Vietnam. They would have a repeat of the Korean War. That’s why the US only conducted an Air campaign in the north. Which had the same effect as the bombing of Britain in WW2. They became more determined

[@5552-d8b]

@@Jose.AFT.Saddul exactly and that’s my point. If the US was worried about fighting a war with China like in Korea then they should’ve never fought the war. A nation cannot fight a war hands tied behind there back. If they were fearing escalation then they should’ve never went. Cause fighting a limited war is a guaranteed defeat Afghanistan and iraq is another example. In my opinion I felt the US should’ve stayed neutral in Vietnam and let the French leave and just be neutral. Ho Chi Minh was pro US and wanted help against there rival China but the US saw only a communist. If the US stayed neutral then it’s possible the Khmer Rouge also doesn’t come to power.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

320,000 Chinese Soldiers had garrisoned North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It's for reasons like this I don't understand those who said the US could have won the Vietnam War. If we didn't win in Korea, why would we suddenly defeat the Chinese in Vietnam?

[@5552-d8b]

@@Edax_Royeaux the problem in Korea was the US didn’t know China was gonna invade and despite what people say about the US military being the strongest. In Korea it was under equipped compared to ww2. Many soldiers said they were using equipment from ww2. Many of the soldiers also were not ww2 trained vets that knew how to fight, they were green. There was also the problem with logistics. The us had to constantly supply its troops far away from the US like through japan. Ironically the Korean War helped the Japanese economy cause the US depended on supplies quick enough to reach Korea. Also the US didn’t take the Chinese seriously due to the idea the US having nuclear bomb which made them believe even if the Chinese tried, the would drop bombs on them and even nuke them. But because Truman prevented MacArthur from nuking or even dropping bombs on China, this allowed the Chinese to supply its troops without interference. China also was full of veterans during the Korean War due to the fact they just finished fighting the Chinese civil war. Not saying China had the best logistics compared to the US, however because the country of China borders North Korea. They had a land logistics advantage compared to the US who had to supply by sea. Weather conditions were also awful The US literally were considering leaving South Korea because they didn’t want to defend a weak South Korea but to the surprise of the US, South Korea fought very well in the Korean War except for the start of the war. This gave confidence to the us to keep fighting and helping South Korea compared to south Vietnam who in some instances fought well but there government was constantly corrupt and constantly having coups. In Vietnam the Reason why the US felt they could beat China was because they felt they learned there mistakes in Korea and felt they could win. But the military suffered the same mistake in Korea by having there hands tied by the government and not being allowed to fight. This in my opinion convinced me that if they fought China in Vietnam they wouldn’t win unless they fought with the same strategies as they did in ww2 so your right. This proves the point that the US should’ve stayed out of Vietnam if they feared they would escalate a ww3. That’s how the US fought in Vietnam out of fear compared to ww2 in where they fought by all means to win. This is why they should’ve just stayed out of Vietnam if they feared “escalation”

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@5552-d8b The US didn't fight by all means to win WWII. The US did not adopt the Soviet, Japanese or Nazi tactics. We didn't use poison gas, anthrax bombs or plague balloons. We didn't enslave the European population, we didn't bayonet the infirm in their beds, nor did we conduct a systematic genocide of our enemies. That was not the US.

[@zarahfrancisco3734]

General Luna was such a waste of talent, but at the same time, he might've had it coming. He was kinda unhinged. He was explosive and offensive. For a culture that is known for being polite and respectful, that earned Luna a lot of enemies. So it's hard to say if his assassination was personal or politically motivated. It seems like there's some underlying mental health issue, which explains his personality. He was referred to as Luna the Lunatic. It's the same case with his brother, Juan, a famous painter who ended up killing his wife and MIL.

[@samrevlej9331]

On the question of applying modern morality to atrocities of the past, I feel like that's a moot point for the 19th an even 18th centuries, because those things were indeed being questioned by people at the time (often not a majority, but still significant). For instance, the slave trade was opposed (aside from the enslaved themselves) by Enlightenment philosophers and abolitionists; European colonization in the 19th century was challenged by journalists, politicians and activists. People like Georges Clemenceau, future WW1 French Prime Minister, then left-wing member of Parliament, ridiculed the attempts to defend the colonization of Indochina by then-PM Jules Ferry in 1885: "The superior races have a right over the inferior races which they exercise, and this right, by a particular transformation, is at the same time a duty of civilization. This is, in its own terms, M. Ferry's thesis, and we see the French government exercising its right over the inferior races by going to war against them and forcibly converting them to the benefits of civilization. Superior races! Inferior races! That's all there is to it. For my part, I've been having a particularly hard time of it ever since I saw German scientists scientifically demonstrate that France should be defeated in the Franco-German war, because the French are of an inferior race to the Germans. Since then, I confess, I think twice before turning to a man or a civilization and saying: inferior man or civilization!"

[@אדילחטיפוב]

Been a fan of you for over a year, keep up the good stuff! You and Armchairhistorian are the best history informative channels! 👏

[@jsranada8737]

I believe Aguinaldo had Luna executed because they disagreed how the war was fought, Aguinaldo wanted guerilla warfare and Luna wanted an aggressive war. There was also some political and personal conflicts between them.

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

It’s actually reverse. The idea of guerrilla warfare was Antonio Luna’s idea. He believed that making the Americans bleed for every inch to win independence. He wanted a fortress in the cordillera region. While they couldn’t defeat the Americans on open ground. He planned to hide in the mountains and constantly harass the Americans till the war became to costly. Aguinaldo saw that this strategy would harm even Filipino civilian so he pushed for a constitutional war. His plan was to show the world that the Philippines could fight like a European army. And he hoped this would legitimize philippine govermnent to foreign world instead of looking like rebels. Unfortunately once the Americans destroyed most of the main army. He did eventually resort to Guerilla warfare. As fighting the Americans on the open field was basically suicide

[@sevenstepsurvival]

Do you live near Cleveland? You look really familiar lol

[@georgied8110]

Of course an OHIOAN led administration would do all of this. 😂 but honestly the McKinley administration’s expansionist agenda and friendliness with big companies really strengthens American industry and pacific naval capabilities. Without those factors the United States would have never been able to fight the world wars the way we did. Our industrial capacity, and our pacific bases were instrumental.

[@smoothcriminal7232]

A little trivia.. that photo of a young filipina at the end of the video was taken in an American zoo.. That's right, that young filipina was exhibited in a zoo

[@my_other_side473]

Hmm about the casualties, thing. Ur point seems valid. But Philippine - American War US suffered 3x more american casualties than the Spanish American War. But its still talk in ur school more than The PH-US War. Its just a matter of propaganda. Spanish-US War makes the US portrayed in more of a possitive. Thats why. Than the Atrocities they carried in the Philippines.

[@Anonymoususer44569]

Mr. Beat also made a short about the KKK you should definitely check out

[@Mr.Knight_guard1st]

We don’t talk about the other kkk

[@marshallmathers7745]

I love these reactions to Mr Beat videos, just two guys who know what they’re talking about informing people about a subject.

[@jezn4680]

Hi, Chris! Been a subscriber for a while, and I don't usually comment on videos. It's cool to see your reaction to a part of Filipino history! As a Filipino, it's interesting to see this war from an American perspective for an American audience. When I learn about this from school or from reading on my own, it focuses on the Filipino side. It's great to have different viewpoints of the whole thing to see how messed up this war was on both ends. The video glosses over it, but Heneral Luna's assassination is really controversial. Luna was extremely effective as a general, but also hot-headed and sharp-tongued, which made him unpopular. When Luna was assassinated by Aguinaldo's men, he was stabbed and shot but still kept standing. He shouted, "Cowards!" and sustained 30 wounds from bolos, bayonets and bullets before he finally died. (There's a movie about this called "Heneral Luna"!) Anyway, I also wanted to mention that I enjoy watching your videos so much! Seeing you so excited about American history has sparked something in me to learn more about Philippine history too. There were times I got so emotional because I felt a deeper connection to the place I grew up in. There were stories that I didn't learn in school, and knowing more about my history made me more proud to be Filipino. Your love for history is infectious. Thank you so much!

[@richardunica3542]

Fil- am war were black - am turn his side to filipino to fight white - am

[@georgebenta3435]

Americans tend point at the Japanese atrocities in the Philippines during ww2, but they did the same thing 40+ years earlier. More American's also died in the Philippines during the Phil-Am war, than in Cuba during the Spanish American war.

[@indeedinteresting2156]

Like they say, the victor writes history.

[@Briosification]

2:16 Same boat. Haven't shaved in 2 years. All I got is like 6 hairs under my chin and the faint outline of a mustache.

[@dennypetrosian8589]

I was literally just watching your recent Civil War video, brother, and this noti popped up! Loving the content! As usual.

[@rlhdesigns1869]

OH HELL YEAH!!! CHRIS JUST AWOKENED HIS FILIPINO FANBASE!!!!

[@ZephyCluster]

There's an entire movie about why Antonio Luna was Merc'd be Aguinaldo. Basically long before Aguinaldo was captured, he wanted to surrender and strike a deal with the US. Luna was too hotheaded and refused to Aguinaldo's terms, and his anger issues was becoming more of a nuisance than an asset to Aguinaldo's cabinet.

[@Anonymoususer44569]

Fun fact: during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, there were 12 different “Treaties of Paris” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris

[@cyndiebill6631]

It’s all about power and still is. Go after the little guy and take what they have. When they fight back you then go in with an army and take it by force. Hmmm seems like major bulling to me.🤔

[@Wabbajack-kj2kg]

humanity since its existence amirite. oh look, it's 2024...and Russia is bullying the little guy down below.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

5:26 From what I understand, Guam was once part of the Spanish Philippines, administered from the Philippines. I think?

[@mangojuice7666]

Las Islas Filipinas include present day Philippines, Northern Marianas (w/c includes Guam), Palau Islands (had representation in the 1st PH republic) and the Carolines (Islas de Carolinas)

[@WallNutBreaker524]

​@@mangojuice7666 interesting.

[@ninjasiren]

that's why the Marianas has alot of Filipinos and Filipino relatives and language has some similarities

[@alonzolobaton4631]

GUAM-Government Under American Military 🤫

[@kyudibles]

Aguinaldo's such a fraud tho. Andres Bonifacio and the KKK (hold your horses... different KKK) were the true Filipino heroes in this war. The movie 'Heneral Luna' while not perfect, can be a bit helpful in shedding some light to it.

[@Jose.AFT.Saddul]

Aguinaldo was not the villain of the film. Yes he did surrender to the US. But by this point most Filipino saw that the war was hopeless. All it had brought was death and destruction . if you watch the film barely anyone supported the revolution by the end of the war.

[@Some.cases.]

Morality of wars before are different from the present time. Calling him fraud is subjective and just opinion based.

[@vagabond6614]

I'm happy to finally see you doing a reaction to this topic. As a Filipino who also serves in the Army, I can't express the conflict I felt when the country I call home was so negatively involved in the home of my heritage. I try to look at this topic on both sides, I don't think America was totally in the wrong on everything but they certainly weren't in the right all the time either. At the same time, the Filipino insurrectionists were also pretty bad, it was understandable but they were pretty bad. This event could arguably be considered a genocide, I know that it's hard to look at it like that because we're on the other side of WW2 and such, but this was pretty disheartening to read about. It's definitely a time I'm not too hyped about to read but it's an extremely important point for me at the same time. It's a little disappointing that Mr. Beat so far hasn't mentioned Roosevelt's part in this whole thing. The only reason Dewey went to the Philippines in the first place was because Roosevelt jumped the chain of command to order Dewey ahead to the Philippines. T.R. who was only the **Assistant Secretary of the Navy** completely overrode the actual secretary of the navy, John Davis Long and sent the order out. T.R. allegedly equated Long's will to that of an éclair I believe. It was because of Roosevelt that so much of those atrocities even begun in the first place. It's honestly why I put Roosevelt in the same realm as Jefferson, a person who ultimately had a successful presidency but is one of my least favorite people to be president.

[@mako88sb]

Thanks for the information. Certainly helps to hear everything that led to that tragic war.

[@majorianus8055]

To be fair majority of the atrocities committed by Filipinos were made by Moros and the guerilla in Samar was scorched earth where thousands of innocent children died. Most regular Filipino army soldiers under the First Philippine Republic even when they were losing followed the laws of war. Aguinaldo knew he had some friends back home and committing atrocities was bad for PR and he was very careful to keep the good Americans supporting him. In the first firefight, he even instigated a commission to find out what happened. Mr. Beats is wrong in saying Aguinaldo "declare war" to the US first.

[@vagabond6614]

@@majorianus8055 I don't mean to neglect the atrocities by the Filipinos themselves, but I think we should be careful attributing a "majority" to either side. To my knowledge (which is admittedly rudimentary on this topic), there isn't any definitive attribution to a "majority" of crimes for either side. But I have no doubt that the Filipino insurrectionists were just as responsible for some of the atrocities committed during this time.

[@mako88sb]

@@majorianus8055 Nice to know. I wonder if the Americans were harsh with just them or the other Filipino’s as well?

[@ace2749]

I understand where you are coming from. But, as Filipino you don't use the word insurrectionists, the country already achieved independence by 1899 that we celebrate every July 12. The first republic was legitimate.

[@memecliparchives2254]

Only one thing is certain here: Aguinaldo never truly had the best interests of the people at heart but rather by his cronies who showered him with loyalty. Aguinaldo is essentially Horatio Gates if he got to be the first president of the US but he would had Washington murdered for "treason" then had Nathaniel Greene murdered lol.

[@jprogaminggd]

thank you so much for reacting to this for not much people know about this war. i think you should also react to the movie heneral luna. the movie is about general antonio luna and his journey for independence until his assassination. truly a great individual.

[@SelwynClydeAlojipan]

@jprogaminggd : Not really. Antonio Luna had temper tantrums and anger management problems like his brother Juan Luna (who killed his wife because of insane jealousy). He continually spoke only Spanish or his native Ilocano tongue (because he never learned Tagalog) even when speaking to Tagalogs. He knew how to fence, shoot a pistol and rifle, and ride a horse but he never undertook any formal military training as a sergeant or officer with other soldiers. Luna loved to scold and humiliate local soldiers and many fellow officers when he disagreed with them. He was initially friends with Jose Rizal in Europe but they fought a duel over Miss Nellie Boustead before other friends stopped it. In fact, Luna betrayed his friend Jose Rizal over the founding of La Liga Filipina so Rizal was arrested and later executed by the Spanish colonial government. Luna spent a year in Europe while other Filipinos were fighting and defeating the Spanish. He faked having military training in a European university when he was just a class attendee of a Belgian military instructor. He was thus made the Captain-General by Aguinaldo over the Philippine Republican Army instead of other experienced generals who had won victories over Spanish troops. Actually, Antonio Luna never won any battle in the field but the Americans continuously praised him as the "best general the Filipinos had," which now seems like a disinformation attempt to make Filipinos confused and discouraged. Antonio Luna once abandoned his defensive position against the advancing American formations to bring his personal troops when he confronted his romantic rival Tomas Mascardo. Antonio Luna, who was a pharmacist by training, at one time discovered leprosy cases among the families of Aguinaldo's veteran troops belonging to the Kawit Brigade. He angrily mistreated the families riding a train and drove them out, thus causing the veteran troops to attack and shoot him in an act of vengeance. That's how the vaunted "greatest Filipino general" (as labeled by the Americans) died in shameful circumstances.

[@CindyDavies]

My dad's 16-year-old uncle Oliver ran off and enlisted in the army (went with his 20-year-old brother Edward) Edward came home, but Oliver did not. Died in Manila of Typhoid.

[@nanyafahkinbiznes1352]

28:30 if I still remember correctly one of the reason was that Luna was a very strict military instructor and leader that he wouldn't tolerate soldiers having little moment of respite, no slacking in the ranks. Hence he got the "fragging" treatment by his own men. Its shameful they were doing fine as special soldiers but ended up killing their CO out of frustration. Also Aguinaldo thought he was a political threat due to his campaign successes. idk if this assumption was actually true.

[@mikepenny8940]

Chris, don't feel bad as I myself have no facial hair game

[@tawengski8380]

Our nationa hero Jose Rizal anticipated that the US would likely take over the Philippines as a foothold to gain trade relations with China like what every European powers were doing at the time. Everyone else were already occupied with their Southeast asian colonies so he just made a logical prediction that came true.

[@brianhobaugh]

I had my social studies students watch Mr. Beat’s video. Like all history, it’s crucial to know.

[@anishparulekar1171]

Hey, I'm not saying you're reasons for these things happening are wrong. But as important as you find for finding these reasons, you should be upfront on your biases coming into this. Realize that you most likely wouldn't have used the language you used when describing for example Japan's occupation of Korea. I love your videos, but it's important to sometimes let atrocities speak for themselves especially when we are biased coming into this.

[@DoggyHateFire]

Yeah, I don't think it's on purpose, but he does seem to be come more of a moral relativist when it comes to things the US has done. You're correct. Nobody in their right mind would say, "Well that's just what nations did back then" if we were talking about anyone else but the US.

[@tedrivera2390]

Love this channel as well as Mr. Terry. happy to see my fellow Filipino follow and react to VTH. Social Studies/ History major here

[@mako88sb]

My wife is Filipino but she doesn’t remember any of this being taught in her school. Or she might not remember.

[@ronthesinger]

I remember elementary textbooks in the 2000s emphasizing that our country had three colonizers: Spain (333 years), United States (~40 years) and Japan (4 years), and the cultural influences each of them had. It was during high school when we were taught about the Philippine-American War alongside the Philippine Revolution, with Pres. William McKinley's purpose of "BENEVOLENT ASSIMILATION" being ingrained into our heads as students.

[@bi0war]

@VTH Why didn't Douglas MacArthur deserve the Medal of Honor for his duties in the Philippine War? He was General of the Army and was given commands which he executed masterfully. Had he disobeyed his orders he would of never been involved in WW1 & WW2, which might of been a big loss to the country he served.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

So you're saying he just...did his job well? That's hardly worthy of the Medal of Honor, which is my point. It was political. Marshall did it to soften the blow of losing the Philippines. That said, MacArthur probably DID deserve the MoH for Vera Cruz in 1914, which he was nominated for but not awarded.

[@robertpolityka8464]

Several things to ponder: 1-Theodore Roosevelt was instrumental in having Dewey go to the PI, in the Spanish-American War. TR was Assistant Secretary of the Navy at the time and issued "secret" orders when the Secretary of the Navy took a day off. McKinley didn't even know about the P.I. until Dewey invaded the Philippines. After TR became President, I'm curious on whether he felt any type of personal responsibility, since he sent the original order to invade the Philipines. (Don't get me wrong, TR had to do, what he had to do, if a country goes to war. If he had to live that moment again, im sure he'd do the same thing. But, he was the first American to issue orders related to the Philipines in the Spanish-American War. Subsequent orders, such as having the US have full authority, come from McKinley. By that time, TR was out of the Navy. He was probably either Governor of New York or Vice President, when the Philipine-American War occured.) 2-The Organic Act of 1902, provided for some shared authority with US and Filipino Officials. The Act provided for a Governor-General, who was appointed by the President of the United States, with a bicamerial legislature and Supreme Court. (Sidenote: The Governor-General's office remained until 1935, where the US would have a High Commissioner as its Representative and the Philipines would revive the office of President. When full independence was achieved, the office of High Commissioner was abolished and replaced by the US Ambassador to the Philipines.) Having said that, I'm curious on how broad is the authority of the Governor-General. Is his authority, similar to a State Governor or a US President? Or is the authority, closer to having defacto supreme authority, with a legislature and Judiciary closer to being subordinate, than as co-equal branches? Since the US is an occupying power, who's to say that the US couldn't unilaterally change the rules? 3-Cuba was granted full independence in 1902. In the same breath, I feel that distance between the US and Cuba is a factor. The Philipines today is considered the United States' most dependable ally in the Far East. If a Modern War against China or Russia were to occur, the P.I. would be an ideal place for the US to launch its forces and/or be used as a half-way point between the US and China (or Russia) 4-Why weren't there any Filipinos present at the signing of the Peace Treaty between Spain and the United States? I understand that Spain wanted to save face by surrendering to the US, instead to the Filipinos. At the same time, I'm curious on whether there were representatives of other colonies present, such as Cuba. Was it a "face saving measure" for Spain, not to have any type of Representatives present? 5-How different would relationship between the US and the Phillipines be had the war between those two countries, been taught more thoroughly in schools, lets say at least 30 years ago. Do you think the two countries will still get along? How different would race relations be, between Americans and Asians? I have to admit, that there is a certain level of curiosity, partially because I am Filipino-American and don't recall hearing about the Philipines in the War, outside of Dewey defeating the Spanish American War at the Battle of Manila Bay. What's happened in the past, is in the past.

[@nashrigler8358]

The seven years war ended with a treaty of paris

[@automatic6216]

19:40 uhh NO. That is patently RIDICULOUS. Sorry but NO. Aguinaldo had NO NAVY outside a few repurposed cargo ships and sampans to speak of. Aguinaldo had no coastal artillery and no heavy artillery. Aguinaldo had ZERO CAPACITY to prevent the US Navy from docking anywhere it wanted to. This claim is patently ridiculous.

[@pauldelray5839]

Cogent and well nunanced review. Request. Could you do a video on how American coroporations went international during the Imperalism period and became a major motivation for acquiring territories and the sugar islands. A book, War Is A Racket by Major General Smedley Butler illustrates this issue. An American soldier heavily involved in the Caribbean campaigns of putting down rebellions by the US Army during this period. He became disillusioned with US wars being fought for profits and not for defending democracy. He ended up testifying to a Congressional committee about the corporate right-wing financiers plot to overthrow FDR using Smedley heading the 1932 Bonus Army. Known as The Wall Street Putsch. Testimony ended the plot and FDR basically shrugged it off. Thank you. Good work.

[@4rct1c9Ic3m4n]

6:54 Trivia: This naval engagement between the USN and Spain was actually arranged. There was prior agreement (between Spain and the US) that there would be a so called "naval engagement". The US would win (plus pay $20 million) and Spain would cede control of the Philippines. The logic being, that Spain would rather lose to the US rather than lose to the Filipinos-a face-saving scheme on the part of Spain which the US agreed on. To sum it up, the US did not wrestle the Philippines from Spain, the US practically bought the Philippines from Spain.

[@automatic6216]

29:49 again this is an oversimplification to the point of error. The location of Aguinaldo, who was still leading the Filipino resistance was very much a close guarded secret. As late as 1901, young cadet Douglas MacArthur was MOCKED by the navy cadets at the Army-Navy Game asking "Whos running the show [Douglas' dad] or Aguinaldo?" It was only the lucky capture of Aguinaldo's personal courier by the ONLY AMERICAN OFFICER WITH SIGNIFICANT GUERRILLA WARFARE EXPERIENCE, Colonel Frederick Funston of the 20th Kansas Volunteers, that led to Aguinaldo's capture. Funston had fought with the Cuban Mambises guerrillas before 1898 and knew how to beat the guerrillas at their own game. The Americans had began recruiting native scouts, like they did in the Plains Wars against the Native Americans and one group in particular, the Macabebe Scouts were very much anti Filipino Revolutionary. They were the Quislings, the Darlan Milice of the Filipino conflict. They were die hard loyal to the Spaniards - there is even an avenue in Spain named Volontarios de Macabebe named after them to this day - and they joined the Americans as native scouts after General Antonio Luna ordered their hometown of Macabebe burned to the ground. Funston dressed these Macabebes up as Filipino army soldiers, put some ex Spanish army officers in Revolutionary officer uniform as the "commanders" and he and his officers pretended to be prisoners of the Macabebes in their ruse de guerre. Aguinaldo's courier had letters from the Filipino president asking for reinforcements and, Jack Higgins The Eagle Has Landed-style, Fighting Freddie Funston provided those "reinforcements", capturing the hapless Aguinaldo THE DAY AFTER THE POOR MAN'S BIRTHDAY. While Aguinaldo was taken to Manila he refused to surrender. It is only after MacArthur threatened to keep captured Filipino soldiers locked up or deported that Aguinaldo surrendered - he had previously ordered his officers to disregard any surrender orders from him if captured by the Americans, since such orders would have been given under duress.

[@automatic6216]

20:20 this makes too much of the native savage myth. Actually the Filipinos were mostly experienced guerrilla fighters who had ex Spanish Remington Rolling Block rifles or the new Mausers bought by Aguinaldo. A good number of them were EX SPANISH ARMY NATIVE SOLDIERS that had defected to Aguinaldo's side. There were even SPANISH OFFICERS that were still angry at their nation's defeat that joined Aguinaldo's forces and notably became part of the fiery Filipino-Spanish General Antonio Luna's personal brigade. These were no untrained rabble armed with bows, arrows and spears, no less than the American minutemen of 1775 were an untrained rabble armed with bows and arrows and spears. It can be argued that the Filipinos had more guerrilla combat experience than the American minutemen. Sorry but the myth of the pathetic noble savage is absolutely false.

[@reggie4304]

war in the Philippines🙄Senator Augustus Bacon was against the Anexation of the Philippines (Islas Filipinas) on February 6, 1899 because it already had a functional government called "Republika Filipina". This was established after the start of the 1896 revolutionary war by the Katipunero of Andress Bonifacio. Spain recognized the 1899 PH Republic of the entire Archipelago except Intramuros, Manila were the last stand of the Spaniards. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao leaders recognized Aguinaldo as the President. PH Republic and US entered into a negotiation to take over Intramuros, Manila against Spain. The PH heroes now, also known as Illustrados provided $20Million to the broken US economy (due to American-British/Spain war in late 17th century) to pay Spain to purchase the Philippines (the 20$M was used by US) during the Treaty of Paris and avoid more bloodshed. The $20Million used by US are money of Filipino Illustrados. The 1899 Philippine Republic was not recognized by America until now because McKinley Dewey, Roosevelt Root & Worcester, lied to American people that the Philippines during that time is incapable of creating a Republic and the PH people are just illiterate. The US Dewey, Root & Worcester even showcases the native igorots to gain support by bringing them to the US zoo so, the US citizens can see how the Philippines people look and need education, counselling and guidance to form a government. The igorots were mocked and laughed at by the citizens. The US lies before and keeps lying at the present time. It is in the nature of the US government to lie to its citizens. the US tried to erase these events particularly in PH history books, but the truth was revealed by scholars who made extensive research and found some war records and very old US newspapers still intact during the research. Betrayed by the US, it started the Philippines and US war. The war was triggered by an american soldier shooting and killing one uniform Philippines Republic soldier. The US massacred millions of children, women and senior citizens, burned down their houses and agricultural land to force the Filipino revolutionaries to surrender. This was erased from Philippines History books by the Americans, but was discovered during research at the US war records and old news paper with some cartoon images.

[@automatic6216]

21:00 and onward about Luna. Okay this is utter nonsense. Luna was not a great general. He was an arrogant vicious blowhard with a sadistic streak. The Filipinos already had GUNS and despite the claims that are made here it was other officers, notably General Licerio Geronimo and HIS sharpshooters, the Tiradores del Muerte (Sharpshooters of Death) that killed the highest ranking American in the war, Civil War veteran and captor of the Apache Geronimo, General Henry Ware Lawton at the Battle of San Mateo - yes the captor of the Apache Geronimo was killed by the Filipino Geronimo. How's that for historical irony. Luna was a military hobbyist. By 1898 he was THE LEAST EXPERIENCED general among the Filipinos, nearly all of whom had fought in the Revolutionary War against Spain, which Luna not only rejected but had turned traitor, selling out Filipino patriots in exchange for being spared execution. Luna never won a single battle and his reputation is GROSSLY exaggerated, compared to Generals like Aguinaldo, Tinio, Malvar and Geronimo who actually fought very stubborn campaigns against both Spaniards and Americans.

[@automatic6216]

Seriously nearly every assumption here is wrong. 20:46 no just NO. American troops DID NOT necessarily have superior weapons at least in terms of rifles/long arms. Filipinos actually had superior rifles in the M1892 Mauser, a weapon so superior that the Americans ditched their rifle of choice, the Krag Jorgensen, for a copy of the Mauser, the M1902 Springfield. What the Americans DID have was superior training, a FAR superior staff and officer corps, well trained and equipped field artillery, a powerful navy that controlled the waters and cut off Aguinaldo from his southern island supporters - an utterly fatal aspect for anyone fighting in an island chain or archipelago - and superior fire tactics, relying on MARKSMANSHIP rather than the Filipino and Spanish tactic of VOLUME OF FIRE.

[@steveclarke6257]

Being British i think we have done much worse, especially in India, Ireland (we can blame Cromwell for that), and Australia. However the worst i have heard of is the Belgians in the Congo......a truly horid suppression of the natives happened there, Leopold was a genocidal maniac.

[@nicmagtaan1132]

Hands are definitely am optional part of the body especially when you extracting rubber saps

[@automatic6216]

33:10 I can kinda understand why Americans see this as a continuation of the Philippine American War but it isn't. The Moros and the Christian Tagalogs are as different as Sunni and Shiites in Iraq. The Moros were very cleverly NEUTRALIZED by the Americans with General John C Bates making a Treaty with the Moros during the war with Aguinaldo, allowing the Americans to divide and conquer - instead of fighting on two fronts, against Aguinaldo in Luzon and the Moros in the big southern island of Mindanao, the Americans were able to crush Aguinaldo's forces with their entire force first - and then when restless Moro tribes began to attack American garrisons in Mindanao AFTER the Christian Tagalogs were pacified, THEN the Americans were launched into the Moro Wars - a completely DIFFERENT conflict in the Philippines.

[@automatic6216]

17:02 uhh... no. American-Filipino tensions rapidly increased after the Americans took Manila and kept the Filipinos out. Aguinaldo responded by withdrawing from his home province of Cavite, just south of Manila, and setting up the First Republic of the Philippines in Malolos, Bulacan in January 1899 - out of range of American naval gunnery. He maintained the siege lines around Manila where more and more altercations and incidents between the increasingly hostile and betrayed Filipinos and the Americans - a fair number of whom referred to the brown skinned Filipinos by THE N WORD - began to push both sides toward war. Aguinaldo had already issued a declaration at the start of January 1899 warning the Filipinos to prepare for war, but he also REFUSED to declare war until they received the result of US Congress's acceptance or rejection of the Treaty of Paris. In fact, most Filipino officers were away from their posts, attending a ball in the capital of Malolos because they received word that the US Congress MIGHT reject the Treaty of Paris, when an American private from the Nebraska Volunteers shot and killed a Filipino soldier on the night of Feb 4, 1899. Of course, the Americans said that it was the Filipinos who attacked them - despite Aguinaldo immediately sending envoys to American General Elwell Otis to ask for a ceasefire and halt to hostilities, to which Otis responded: "The hostilities now begun must continue to their grim end." because of course the Americans were pretty confident that they could crush the Filipinos without much trouble. So NO, Aguinaldo DID NOT declare war on the Americans until AFTER the Americans started the shooting war.

[@haraldschuster3067]

I totally disagree that this ended US colonialism. They merely changed the method. Instead of directly occupying the countries and installing their own government they orchestrated coups against governments they didn't like while propping up dictators that supported US interests. It was just a new form of colonialism that is still ongoing. Better deniability, less casualties on the US side with almost identical profit. If you look at Pinochet, Marcos or the Shah - the US did, indeed, not repeat past mistakes. They made brand new ones.

[@automatic6216]

At 16:30 ish... arguably McKinley's claim that Germany or Japan might take over the Philippines was a real possibility. That being said, America DID NOT need to formally take the Philippines as a colony. It could, like Cuba, have made it a client state. Aguinaldo was already well disposed to giving America economic and diplomatic concessions as his model was Britain's relationship with Meiji Japan. Indeed, the driving force behind Aguinaldo declaring nationhood for the Philippines was to create a Japan-like nation state that the Americans would have to recognize - or crush and conquer.

[@therealjames7406]

Philippine side = Philippine-American War American side=Philippine Insurgency

[@anonviewerciv]

Note on pronunciation: it's "A-gee-nal-do". 🗣 5:40 Interesting choice of using icons depicting ships with sails... ⛵ 22:25 Just the obligatory aside that "concentration" and "death" camps are distinct. Related yes, but distinct. ⛓💀 And so the US never engaged in a disastrous occupation ever...oh. Never mind. 🌍🪖🛫

[@reggie4304]

There was no battle of Manila bay😂 between Americans and Spaniards. The $20Million is the money of rich Filipino Illustrados composing of Filipino Heroes now.

[@haraldschuster3067]

The same faulty logic about expecting the local population to embrace US occupation over another colonial power was repeated in Vietnam. By replacing the French the US didn't really change the mind of the population that they'd rather be occupied by their own instead of a foreign power. Especially since those foreign powers always seem to take more out of an occupied country than they put it.

[@PlayfulPinoyGamer]

I am a Filipino and the Philippines history some say started suring 1872. The Philippines sense of hatred to the spanish and the spark to beginning the sense of Nationhood. The Philippines thirst of Independence is because of religion and injustices by the new Governor of the Philippines during 1872. Philippine History is literally a historical drama. That involves love, family, injustice and sense of Nationalism. This was evidently to what Jose Rizal our national hero does. Where he wrote a Novel attacking the Frair who abused their power and discriminated the Filipino secular Priest. Philippine History is not about glorious war. Its about how a group off people and racissm umited the diverse community of people in the Philippines. Because of the one Novel that Rizal made which was imspired base on his personal life and the lives of three Filipino Priest who was executed for the thing theu did not commit. As such it was really insukt for the Filipinos of what the Americans think about Philippines who fought its independence against the Spanish. It was the glorious victory from us, butt the Americans stole that from us.

[@knixps4564]

It should also be said that the reason Antonio Luna was killed because he himself had so many enemies within the Philippine government at the time because of his headstrong and arrogant nature. He was a no bullshit person who takes no for an answer and is not shy of physically reprimanding people from the highest social status down to the lowest. He even opposed so many of his fellow generals since he was given the task to centralize the whole Philippine army and other generals didnt appreciate that their authority is superceeded by an arrogant person (it should be said that the Philippine army worked like a semi-feudal system in which every province have their generals and soldiers are loyal to their general and not to the government itself) The only thing that kept Luna from being plotted by is his brilliance and wisdom in battle, having access to European military tactics from studying abroad being a Filipino mestizo himself (half Spanish who was born and raised on the Philippines). There is this highly regarded movie by many Filipinos, "Heneral Luna" that chronicled his life from the start of the Philippine-American war upto his death in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija. In the movie it was ambiguous as to if Aguinaldo ordered Luna's death but a letter that was sent to one of the Generals who didnt attend to the massacre was signed by Aguinaldo himself resurfaced 2 years after the movie was made.

[@PlasticMastery]

The reason why it was hard for the Americans to justify this occupation (an invasion to be completely honest) was that at the beginning, their government declared it was all under the pretext of "liberating" the pitiful Filipinos from Spanish oppression, which by all common sense was truly BS. In fact, they ended up inflicting a heap more casualties than Spain ever did in her 333 year rule of the archipelago. The Yanks were pretty brutal like they were to the native Americans that they wiped out in their own backyard. The Filipinos didn't need American support because at the time they were at the brink of giving the Spaniards the boot. The Spanish occupation was on its last legs. So they came in on their moral high horse and announced themselves as liberators, but in truth, they were only interested in extending America's reach and influence in Asia, particularly the Far East while they exploited the locals and the natural resources.

[@muadibadder3345]

"...and protected it " then a huge sigh, yah rlly felt dat sigh tho 🤣 yeh

[@haraldschuster3067]

Small difference between the US in the Phillipines and the Wehrmacht in Belgium and France: One side was rightly called out for war crimes and sentenced while the other side did heroic, patriotic acts that never got scrutinized and became recipients of shiny medals instead of getting some reflection time behind bars.

[@jhinchristianrealuyoiv2911]

We Filipinos dont acknowledge Aguinaldo as a hero but a traitor. Killed fellow Filipinp for his greed of power. Sold his country to americans then proceeded to hide in Hong Kong. He also didnt lead the revolution against Spain. It was Andres Bonifacio. One of the person Aguinaldo assassinated.

[@liamdewey931]

My grandpa traced our ancestors and turns out I’m related to George Dewey. Also, part of the founders and patriots society and 13th generation male born in usa

[@jacobduncan2142]

Lol. Mark Hanna never "ran" for Senate. Remember, this is before the 16th Amendment. He basically bought the Ohio State Senate by funding key swing races, which was the body that elected US Senators at the time. 😂

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

People, including Hanna, still very much campaigned for Senate. It was just done in a different way because they weren't being elected by the whole state but just by the legislature. Regardless of how it happened, he was running for the office. Also, it stands to reason he was helping key swing races...he was the Chairman of the RNC at the time.

[@bliss0878]

Why not mention the Balangiga massacre and the worst defeat of United States Army soldiers since the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876