Social Studies

• EDSA People Power Revolution

  1986
• Nationalism emerged in the region as a reaction to the negative effects of colonialism. It made the people realized that to be able to live freely and have control over their destiny, they must UNITE against the colonizers.
• Changes in Southeast Asia due to colonialism and imperialism


  • Political
  • Economic
  • Social
  • Cultural
• The loss of self governance pushed Asians to oust the foreigners.
• Middle class emerged in the colonies as a result of the progress of rich families that engaged in trade.
• People were divided into social classes, Asian were often in the lower ranks.
• Culture was influenced by the culture and practices of the colonizers.
• Declaration of the Philippine Independence


  1898
• Cavite Mutiny, GOMBURZA Execution


  1872
• Ilustrados


  The group of educated Filipinos led by Dr. Jose Rizal who spread the liberal ideas (spreading of awareness about Spanish abuses) to the Filipinos
• Ilustrados helped in the emergence of nationalism by using their education in spreading the liberal ideas.
• Dr. Jose Rizal


  He was exiled in Dapitan because of his novels that exposed the unjust treatment and abuses of the Spaniards and the sufferings of the Filipinos.
• Ilustrados used


  Pen and paper in order to spread the Spanish abuses to the Filipinos
• Works of Ilustrados


  • Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not)
  • El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)
  • Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)
  • Diariong Tagalog
• GOMBURZA (Mariano Gomez, Jacinto Zamora, Jose Burgos) were executed due to false accusations of treason and sedition.
• Katipunan (KKK) was a revolutionary group led by Andres Bonifacio. They used sword and weapons in fighting to gain independence from the Spaniards.
• "Kalayaan" was the main organ of Katipunan.
• The Cry of Pugad Lawin is defined as that turning point when the Filipinos finally refused Spanish colonial dominion over the Philippine Islands.
• Filipino rights and freedom were limited due to Spanish abuses.
• The Commonwealth Period gave an opportunity to the Filipinos to govern their own government under the supervision of the Americans, under the leadership of Manuel L. Quezon.
• During the World War II, Douglas Mc Arthur went back to the Philippines to help the Filipinos in fighting against the Japanese.
• The Japanese imperialism in the Philippines ended when they were defeated from U.S.
• The Filipinos promoted nationalism by showing their capacity for self-governance. The Philippines gained total independence from U.S on July 4,1946.
• The Fall of Bataan


  April 9,1942
• Celebrated every last Monday of August as "A Day of Valor"
• Aspects of Neocolonialism in Asia


  • ECONOMY
  • POLITICAL
  • CULTURE
• Neocolonialism


  The practice of using economics, globalization, cultural imperialism and conditional aid to influence a country instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military control or indirect political control
• At the end of Second World War, many of the former colonies in Asia started to take steps forward to decolonization
• Decolonization


  To free from colonial status
• The conquerors were able to leave traces through institutions, law, and agreement
• The Philippines continued to rely on United States despite becoming a free country after the Second World War
• Powerful countries' interest in a weaker country are at risk
• Neocolonialism is very much evident on the ECONOMY
• The influence of multinational and transnational companies is highly apparent in policies and governance especially in developing countries
• Lack of Capital and Funds
• Transmission of culture through Media, Foods, Magazines, books
• Soft Power


  An alternative way of relating with another country is through the use of nonviolent means to push one's interest
• Some of the people were obsessed with foreign culture to the point they lose the sight of their own identity
• A nation that does not know its history is a nation without identity
• Emilio Jacinto - The brains of Katipunan