Filipinos were already fighting for Independence when the
Americans suddenly arrived. What angered
them was the fact that they were not including during the Negotiations between
the Americans and the Spanish. It was their freedom that was at stake and they
were being left out. Then they found out
that they were now under American rule and this led to war between the
Philippines and the Americans.
They wanted to keep the United states from interfearing with there plans to attack hawianna islands
The new Latin American countries formed republics influenced by governments in Europe and the United States.
