The Philippines Under American Domination

Key Battles of American History

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4.7 • 861 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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In this topical episode, written by Sean McIver and commissioned by Early's Raiders Major Alisha-Smith Arthur, James tells the story of the American presence in the Philippines from 1898 to the granting of Philippine independence in 1946.

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0:00.0	The holidays are here, and so is the perfect way to bless your loved ones.
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0:37.3	War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding
0:41.6	right down to the present. War made the U.S. independent, kept it together, increased its
0:47.2	size, and established it as a global superpower. Understanding America's wars is essential for
0:52.8	understanding American history.
0:59.8	Welcome to Key Battles of American History, a podcast in which we discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's wars.
1:03.5	Here is your host, James Early.
1:19.1	Hello, and I'm going to do. Hello and welcome to a special one-off topical episode of Key Battles of American History.
1:25.6	I'm your host, James Early, as always. And if you are a long-time listener to the podcast, you know that I have a group of supporters on
1:28.7	Patreon called Early's Raiders, and there are different levels of support. And if you support me at
1:35.0	the major or colonel level, you get to commission an episode on a topic of your choice, as long as it
1:41.3	has to do with American military history. And so I'm bringing you today
1:45.4	one of those episodes. This episode was commissioned by Major Alicia Smith Arthur, and it deals with
1:52.5	the U.S. presence in the Philippines, particularly between about 1898 when the Spanish-American War started
2:00.6	and when the Philippines gained its independence.
2:04.1	So that is what I'm discussing today. The U.S. presence in the Philippines, primarily from
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