HIST 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: William Howard Taft, Twain, Anna J. Cooper
14 Nov 2016
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Importance of race and conceptions of racial difference in shaping. Led by educated elites, emphasis on nationalism. Filipinos unsure abt whether to ally w us. Us might b helpful in short term, but v bad in long. Some p elites decide that this means they must go to war. 36 generals served in p war 1898-1902. Many elites come back into american fold, while guerilla groups keep fighting. Us endgame is to capture philippines, tho this is not always clear to public. Tactic of convincing elites to stop fighting. Civil service w slots reserved for filipino elites. Ps allowed some poli roles, but v much second class and didn"t like it. Move from military to civil control (1901) Gov of ps, tr sec of war, us pres. Southern dems--did not want to strengthen fed govt. Think war is bad for american democracy. Compare their suffrage struggle to the struggle of fs. Dont want racial/ethnic composition of us changed.
