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3 SHARED EVENTSUnited States

Entangled histories

3 events in which either nation’s sourced chronicle names the other — including under earlier names of the same state. Each is the same record, with the same sources, as on its own chronicle; nothing here was written for this page.

ONE SPINE OF YEARS · TWO WALLS OF EVENTS · PHL LEFT · USA RIGHT

1. 10 Dec 1898

   Treaty of Paris: Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S.

   By the Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish-American War, Spain cedes the Philippines to the United States without consulting Filipinos, who had already declared independence.

   Colonisation · from the Philippines chronicle · Cession to America, the Philippine-American War and the Commonwealth · REFS 1 — The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 (Treaty of Paris cession)

2. 1899-1902

   The Philippine-American War

   Filipino nationalists under Aguinaldo fight the United States for independence; the war kills thousands of combatants and as many as 200,000 civilians before ending in 1902.

   War & Rupture · from the Philippines chronicle · Cession to America, the Philippine-American War and the Commonwealth · REFS 2 — The Philippine-American War, 1899-1902 (Treaty of Paris cession), Philippine-American War (and the Commonwealth)

3. 4 Jul 1946

   Independence of the Republic of the Philippines

   The United States relinquishes sovereignty and recognises Philippine independence under the Treaty of Manila; Manuel Roxas becomes first president of the republic.

   Independence · from the Philippines chronicle · Japanese Occupation, Independence and the Marcos Dictatorship · REFS 2 — A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition: The Philippines, July 4, 1946: The Philippines Gained Independence from the United States