USA-Philippines

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The Philippines are located in southeast Asia. They are an independant country. Thier government is a Unitary presidential constitutional republic. Thier primary

languages are English anf Filipino. They also speak Spanish and Arabic. Their top martial art is Kali.

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The Philippines were controlled by Spain. They declaired independence from Spain in 1896. This was called the Philippine Revolution. The philippies were acquired

durring the Spanish American war in 1898. They were taken over by the USA. America bought them from Spain for $20 million. The Filipinos declared freedom from

America which caused the Philippine-American war. In 1935 they were granted commonwealth status. Their plans for independence were halted by WWII. By the end of

the war an estimated 1 million filipino people died. They eventually gained independence on July 4th 1946.

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