LESSON 3: The Malolos Republic

Question 1

When US diplomats, Pratt and Wildman, convinced Aguinaldo to join the Spanish American War, what happened?

Answer 1

They convinced Aguinaldo that US would support the Philippines’ independence.
-Mabini: did you get that in writing when they said that?

Question 2

What happened to the Battle of Manila and how did it change the situation for the revolutionaries in the Philippines

Answer 2

-US squadron annihilated the spanish and their fleets
-signals aguinaldo to comeback
-Spanish tried to make a pact with Filipinos to join them against the battle with American but later on betrayed them

Question 3

How was Spanish colonialism different to US colonialism

Answer 3

During the Spanish period, we did not have a sense of one Filipino nation. Hence, the defense against the US colonialism was not a mere continuation of revolution against the Spain. It was the reaction of an emerging nation in defense of its imagined community

Question 4

What is the Malolos Republic, when was it declared

Answer 4

-“reflect the aspirations of Filipinos based on their past experiences with oppression from a colonial government.”
-Declaration of Indepence - June 12, 1898

Question 5

What was Mabini’s importance to the Republic of the Philippines

Answer 5

-Mabini was so important that Aguinaldo sent 100 soldiers to get him

-Mabini became the advisor of Aguinaldo. Aguinaldo was a great soldier but he was a weak politician. MAbini helped fulfill this weakness and gave him informed and intelligent advise. Aguinaldo was also suddenly less malleable, compared when there was no Mabini and he did what the elites pressured him to do.

-MAbini designed the government - from judicial, military and congress

Question 6

TAxation

Class 1-5

Answer 6

Property owners

Question 7

Taxation

Class 6-7

Answer 7

18 years old and above with no proerty

Question 8

Taxation class

Military, PWDS

Answer 8

Class 8

Question 9

Under the Malolos Constitution

Government pressq

Answer 9

First time Filipinos enjoyed press
-Herlado de la Revolucion
-Gaceta de Filipinos
-La Independencia (Private)

Question 10

When is the commemoration of Rizal

Answer 10

dec 30
as a hero

Question 11

The Filipinos tried negotiating with the Americans, how did they do it?

Answer 11

Feliper Agoiincillo tried to go to treaty of paris to ask protection, especially from empires, but was denied of entrance

Question 12

Why do americans think it was ok to colonize the PH

Answer 12

-because we’re savages amd uncivilized

Question 13

What was the difference between Vietnam and PH? Why vietnam won and PH didnot?

Answer 13

-Vietnam had allies from the Soviet Union. Aside from guerilla tactics, they provided jet, guns, tanks,
-PH had no allies

Question 14

Why Luna lost in the battle of manila (1899)

Answer 14

-did not have time to prepare for war in 8 months
-not enough rifle and ammunition (only 1 in 3 filipinos had one)

Question 15

Why wars cannot be won alone by soldiers

Answer 15

-Needed engineers too (trenches)
-Supply line, ammunition, medical and factory of ammunition
-Filipinos made homemade gunpowders and stole guns from dead americans

Question 16

War against the americans

Answer 16

After series of Losses, malolos was captured too and luna resigned
-The battle in Marilao was led by aguinaldo himself

Question 17

What was American’s propaganda against Aguinaldo

Answer 17

-Emphasis on him being the reason why Bonifacio was ultimately killed
-Luna murdered by Bonifacio because he lost a lot of war (presidential guard disarmed by aguinaldo)

Question 18

The REVGOV eventually lost and aguinaldo had to hide in ___ helped by ____

Answer 18

Sierra madre, go to tirad pass helped by gregorio del pilar