COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
IMPERIALISM IN ASIA
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India
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Brunei
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Philippines
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Indonesia
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Detailed explanation-1: -By mid-August, Filipino rebels and U.S. troops had ousted the Spanish, but Aguinaldo’s hopes for independence were dashed when the United States formally annexed the Philippines as part of its peace treaty with Spain.”
Detailed explanation-2: -The war officially ended four months later, when the U.S. and Spanish governments signed the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -In a conflict lasting only six weeks, the United States defeated Spain and became an empire.
Detailed explanation-4: -The string of Spanish defeats ensured that the U.S. could dictate a settlement. On 12 August, McKinley and Cambon signed a protocol that provided for Cuban independence and the cession of Puerto Rico and an island in the Marianas (Guam).