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Before 1898 there was already a large American settlement on Hawaii, and American agricultural corporations made up a large part of the economy. These interests supported U.S. annexation of the islands, but the native population was opposed. Annexation and subsequent immigration of Americans and others made the islands a generally Americanized and loyal part of the country, though some opposition to U.S. rule continues to this day.
In Guam, settlement by foreign ethnic groups was small at first. After World War II showed the strategic value of the island, construction of a huge military base began along with a large influx of people from other parts of the world.
Guam today has a very mixed population of 164,000. The indigenous Chamorros make up 37% of the population. The rest of the population consists mostly of Caucasians and Filipinos, with smaller groups of Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, Micronesians, Vietnamese and Indians. Guam today is almost totally Americanized. The situation is somewhat similar to that in Hawaii, but attempts change Guam's status as an 'unincorporated' US territory have yet to meet with success.
In 1898 the United States lent strong support to Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo y Famy ( 1869- 1964) was a Philippine General, politician, and independence leader. Emilio Aguinaldo was born on March 22, 1869 in the town of Kawit in Cavite, on Luzon in the Spanish colony of the Philippines, the 7th child of the Mayor's native liberation movement and helped to defeat SpanishThe Kingdom of Spain is a country located in the southwest of Europe. It shares the Iberian Peninsula with Portugal, Gibraltar and Andorra. To the northeast, along the Pyrenees mountain range, it borders France and the tiny principality of Andorra. It inc occupation forces. Aguinaldo and his supporters declared independence, but the U.S. reversed its policy and annexed the islands. The freedom fighters resisted, and the Philippine-American WarThe Philippine-American War was a war between the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines from 1899 through 1913. This conflict is also known as the Philippine Insurrection . This name was historically the most commonly used in the U. but Fi ensued. (This conflict has until recently been called the Philippine Insurrection; for instance, the Library of CongressThe Library of Congress the unofficial national library of the United States, is one of the most important libraries in the world. Originally founded as a research library for the United States Congress April 24th 1800, its original collection were the bo continued to use this name until 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep.)
The Philippines became a U.S. colony in the fashion of Europe's New Imperialism, though colonial practices in the U.S. were substantially more benevolent than those practiced by the European powers. The independence movement was not subjugated until 1913, after 4,000 Americans and 250,000 Filipinos had died. The English language was made compulsory, but the native Tagalog also gained official status in 1937. Both languages are official today. The Filipinos welcomed the American reconquest from Japan in 1944, and regained their independence in 1946.