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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Country Study: Philippines

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress offers a detailed history of the Philippines along with background on such areas as economics, populations, vital statistics, and the like.
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Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Philippines Has 400 More Islands Than Thought!

For Students K - 1st
Article and video report on the many thousands of islands that make up the Southeast Asian nation of the Phillippines. Includes video.
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Handout
World Health Organization

World Health Organization: Philippines

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about core health indicators in the Philippines in this World Health Organization country profile which includes demographic and current health information.
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Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Soldiers in Philippines

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learners read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This inquiry lesson allows students to use close reading skills to read a variety of primary source...
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Philippine Islands, 1941

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a full map of the Philippines in 1941 showing Japanese troop advances and American airfields.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: General Map of Campaign on North Luzon and Bataan

For Students 9th - 10th
This map shows the Japanese advance against U.S. troops in the Philippines from Dec. 8, 1941 to April 9, 1942.
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Website
Other

Fulbright Assocation: Biography of Corazon C. Aquino

For Students 9th - 10th
This page contains a brief biography of Corazon C. Aquino, former president of the Republic of the Philippines. It discusses her husband, Benigno S. Aquino, Jr., and her numerous awards she has been bestowed.
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United Nations

United Nations: Cartographic Section: Southeast Asia [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This map from the United Nations shows the countries of Southeast Asia. Major rivers are labeled, as are cities.
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Curated OER

University of Texas: Philippines: Relief Map

For Students 9th - 10th
This relief map of the Philippines from the Perry Castaneda Collection shows clearly the large number of islands that make up this country. An inset shows the Manila area.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Unit: Period 7: 1890 1945: The Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
The study resource from Khan Academy provides an overview of Period 7: 1890-1945 in American History. The Spanish-American War is discussed in this lesson. This resource is designed as a review for the AP US History Test.
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Primary
Library of Congress

Loc: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
Listing of and excerpts from Twain's works regarding the war in the Philippines.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: World of 1898: Spanish American War: Treaty of Paris 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this page for the general terms of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War and results for the United States.
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Website
Library of Congress

Loc: Philippines and the War

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Library of Congress, you can take a look at this page for links to Philippine maps, a chronology for the Philippines and Guam during the war, and a collection of photos.
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Article
Library of Congress

Loc: The World of 1898: The Spanish American War

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Library of Congress provides an excellent account on the highlights, the main characters, places, and events of the Spanish-American War. Includes links & photos.
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Article
ibiblio

Ibiblio: The Silent War Against the Japanese Navy

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive article which chronicles the efforts of U.S. Naval intelligence to read the secret radio messages of the Japanese Navy.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Philippines [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how the United States gained the Philippines as a territory as a result of the Spanish-American War. Find out how several senators felt about this acquisition. The resulting Philippine-American War resulted in extreme hardship...
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Lesson Plan
National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: The Birth of an American Empire

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Curriculum Unit, learners will consider "The Birth of an American Empire" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
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Handout
Northern Illinois University

Political and Cultural Geography of Southeast Asia

For Students 9th - 10th
This page provides a good introduction for students to the main geographical features of Southeast Asia. Provides information on the individual countries that make up Southeast Asia and gives some physical geographical facts about...
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Article
Patrick McSherry

Spanish American War Centennial: The Life of Admiral George Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the life history of Admiral George Dewey who led the attack in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American war.
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Website
Schools of California Online Resources for Education

Score: White Man's Burden

For Students 9th - 10th
Teachers: Lesson from SCORE that explores the Expansionist/ Anti-Imperialist debate at the turn of the century. Organized as a U.S. history unit, content includes information about the debate, as well as numerous resources, online...
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Primary
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Mac Arthur and Japan

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site has links that provide information about fall of the Philippines and MacArthur's vow to return. Also, it gives first-hand accounts of what happened to the civilians and servicemen who were left on the islands for over three...
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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: American Fight for the Philippines

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this account of the Philippine-American War, as told by a Cornell historian for a PBS documentary.
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Article
PBS

Pbs: American Experience: The Importance of Manila Bay

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this account of the strategic importance of Manila to the U.S. in the late 1800s. The U.S. and the Philippines eventually went to war.
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Interactive
Digital Dialects

Digital Dialects: Filipino Language

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Interested in learning Filipino or need to brush up on it? Check out these games capturing basic vocabulary and phrases of the Filipino language.