Ybiernas, Vicente Angel S. (2014) The politics and economics of recovery in colonial Philippines in the aftermath of World War I, 1918-1923. In: 23rd International Conference of Historians of Asia 2014 (IAHA2014), 23 - 27 August 2014, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.

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Abstract

The annexation of the Philippines by the United States in the wake of the Spanish American War and subsequently by the Filipino-American War,was justified by President William McKinley amidst vigorous opposition by anti-imperialist groups in the mainland as one of benevolence; the American mission in the Philippines was not of exploitation but of development, civilization, education and self-government.The process of civilization, during the American regime (and at any other time) is vague, to say the least. Education was a matter which almost entirely fell under the province of the executive branch of the government. Self-government was primarily legislated by the United States Congress: the Philippine Bill of 1902 set the legal framework for the eventual establishment of an all-Filipino Philippine Assembly in 1907, while the Jones Law of 1916 completely removed the Americans from the legislature by abolishing the Philippine Commission and creating the all Filipino Philippine Senate.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Additional Information:	ISBN 978-967-0474-77-9 Organized by: Universiti Utara Malaysia and Malaysian Historical Society (Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia).
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > DS Asia
Divisions:	School of International Studies
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2015 02:09
Last Modified:	26 May 2016 06:26
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/14513

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