The factors that led to the development of Filipino nationalism was basically centered around one: the Spanish rule which existed on the islands for around three centuries. This started in the 1800's and continues on today, as the islands was often under the control of the Spaniards or the United States. Filipino nationalism includes political, social and economic freedom in the country and this was one of the reasons behind the first nationalist revolution in Asia in 1896.
WWI ended with Germany signing the Treaty of Versailles. One of these terms was that Germany had to pay for all of the damage that was caused by the war. Even if it was not their fault.
Things are rarely as exciting or dramatic as we make them out to be in the press. ... But success, that goes back to what in somebody's eyes success means.
