(A) 3 months
(B) 9 months
(C) 1 1/2 years
(D) ** 3 years
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4, 200 American and over 20, 000 Filipino combatants. As many as 200, 000 Filipino civilians died from violence, famine, and disease. The decision by U.S. policymakers to annex the Philippines was not without domestic controversy.
Concept note-2: -The 23-minute ceremony ended the Pacific war, which had started on December 7, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was bombed. It also ended nearly four bitter years of Japanese occupation in the Philippines-a war that shattered the Pearl of the Orient and killed approximately one million civilians.