USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

SPANISH COLONIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many countries tried to conquer Manilla and what are those countries?
A
4 countries-France, America, Dutch, United States
B
4 countries-China, Dutch, British, United States
C
3 countries-China, Thailand, France
D
3 countries-China, Italian, United States
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The British occupation of Manila was an episode in colonial history of the Philippines when the Kingdom of Great Britain occupied the Spanish colonial capital of Manila and the nearby port of Cavite for twenty months from 1762 to 1764.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Spanish colonial period of the Philippines began when explorer Ferdinand Magellan came to the islands in 1521 and claimed it as a colony for the Spanish Empire. The period lasted until the Philippine Revolution in 1898.

Detailed explanation-3: -Spain, the US, and Japan all colonized the Philippines at one point. Spain first settled in the Philippines in the 16th century. It would go on to colonize the country for more than 330 years, although the British briefly occupied Manila for 18 months from 1762 to 1764.

Detailed explanation-4: -Spain established its first permanent settlement in the Philippines in 1565. Spanish colonial control of the Philippines continued until 1898, when the United States took possession of the islands as a territory after winning the Spanish-American War.

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