Lesson 6: Commonwealth

Question 1

Who were the PRO PH independence

Answer 1

-democrats
-farmers
-laborers
-army

Since PH was a liability

Question 2

WHo were the anti PH INdependene

Answer 2

Republicans
Missionnaries
Chamber of Commerce (they will lose US’ business)
US Navy (PH was a strategic location and had the largest US navy base there (Zubic))

Question 3

What is the OS-Rox mission

Answer 3

Sergio Osmena and Manuel Roxas mission to convince the congress to eventually let PH operate as an independent state. This is known as the Hare-Hawes Cutting act

This was approved in the congress but was rejected in the PH legislature, instigated by Manuel Roxas.

Question 4

What is the Hare-Hawes cutting act states

Answer 4

-10 years transition into an independent state under a commonwealth government

-US will still have oversight over the PH
e.g.
we cannot declare war
finance and economy is still controlled
-immigration quota
-military bases

rejected by nacionalistas because of the economic restrictions and the continued presence of U.S. military bases.

Question 5

What is the Tydings-Mcduffie act

Answer 5

This what replaced the hare-hawes cutting act after the nacionalista party rejected the ealier bill.

The only difference is that they remove the statement that stipulates they can have military bases here. Instead, they replace it with a provision allowing US use PH as reservation and refueling station. Which is what exactly what a military base is.

Question 6

After the Tydings-Mcduffie act, what was quezon next move

Answer 6

Run with Osmena as P and Vp

Question 7

HOw did Quezon compete against Aguinaldo

Answer 7

With the US sponsorship, Quezon launched a massive black propaganda against aguinaldo. ALthough Aguinaldo was formerly a war hero, the propaganda was so rampant and it led to the win of Quezon. One of the propaganda Quezon used is the alleged bones of Bonifacio, editorial cartoon of ghost of KKK and painting aguinaldo as still using carabao comparaed to Quezon using a car. Aguinaldo was a grampa

Question 8

What is the CONCON of 1934

Answer 8

-constitutional convention created as stipulated in the tydings mcduffie act, to be eventually independent

Question 9

What is the 1935 constitution

Answer 9

-Pres and VP = 1 term of 6 years
-From bicameral to unicameral since it was cheaper and gaster
-accomodates women suffrage

Question 10

WW2 and its impact to PH commonwealth

Answer 10

-explosion of arts and culture

development of:
national defense
economy
social justice