Following the Spanish-American War in 1898, the Philippines declared independence. This sparked a bloody war (1899-1902), as the US sought to gain control of the terrority, which had been ceded to them by the Spanish. This was one of the first "guerrilla" conflicts in modern history.
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1898 to 1946
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