Person1869 – 1964

Emilio Aguinaldo

Leader of the Philippine Revolution who declared independence in 1898 and, as president of the Philippine Republic, fought Spain and then the US

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    Intervening in Cuba’s war of independence, the US defeated Spain and took the Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico. The Philippines declared independence but became an American colony after a war with the US.

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  • Imperialism and the Partition of the World1839 – 1914

    From the Tanzimat to Sarajevo — seventy-five years in which the powers carved up West Asia, India, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Pacific, and the peoples there answered with reform and resistance