S.S Second half

• Politics


  • Loss of self governance pushed Asians to oust the foreigners
• Economy


  • Middle class emerged in the colonies as a result of the progress of rich families that engaged in trade
• Society


  • People were divided into social classes, Asians were often in the lower ranks
• Culture


  • Influenced by the culture and practices of the colonizers
• Propaganda Movement


  The group of Ilustrados led by Dr. Jose Rizal who spread the liberal ideas (awareness about Spanish abuses) to the Filipinos
• Ilustrados


  Helped in the emergence of nationalism by using their education in spreading the liberal ideas; used pen and paper in order to spread the Spanish abuses to the Filipinos
• Father of Katipunan


  Emilio Aguinaldo
• Father of Revolution


  Apolinario Mabini
• Dr. Jose Rizal


  Was exiled in Dapitan because of his novels that exposed the unjust treatment and abuses of the Spaniards and the sufferings of the Filipinos
• Dr. Jose Rizal's works

  • Noli me Tangere (Touch Me Not)
  • El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed)
  • Mi Ultimo Adios (My Last Farewell)
  • Diariong Tagalog
• 3 Martyr Priest

  • Mariano Gomez, Jacinto Zamora, Jose Burgos
  • Executed due to false accusations of treason and sedition (1872)
• Katipunan (KKK)


  Revolutionary group led by Andres Bonifacio; used sword and weapons in fighting
• Kalayaan


  Main organ of Katipunan
• The Cry of Pugad Lawin


  Turning point when the Filipinos finally refused Spanish colonial dominion over the Philippine Islands
• Effect of Spanish Colonization

  • Filipino rights and freedom were limited due to Spanish abuses
• 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
• Japanese Period


  • Defeated the Americans & invaded the Philippines for 3 years
  • During World War II, Douglas Mc Arthur went back to the Philippines to help the Filipinos in fighting against the Japanese
  • Japanese imperialism in the Philippines ended when they were defeated from U.S
• Filipinos promoted nationalism by showing their capacity for self-governance; Philippines gained total independence from U.S on July 4, 1946
• National Heroes Day


  Last Monday of August
• A Day of Valor/Araw ng Kagitingan (Fall of Bataan)


  April 9, 1942
• Neocolonialism - Economy


  • Dominance of foreign & multinational corporations
• Neocolonialism - Political


  • Provided with foreign aids but for a cost or favor in return
• Neocolonialism - Culture


  • Entry of different products, music, fashion, and other forms of recreation
• Neocolonialism


  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
• Decolonization


  To free from colonial status
• At the end of World War II, many of the former colonies in Asia started to take steps forward to decolonization. These steps included removing all traces of occupation & domination.
• Conquerors were able to leave traces through: institutions, law, and agreements
• Like the Philippines, it continued to rely on United States despite becoming a free country after the Second World War
• Neocolonialism is very much evident in the economy. The influence of multinational and transnational companies are highly apparent in policies and governance especially in developing countries; lack of capital & funds
• Soft Power


  A tool of colonialism; an alternative way of relation with another country is through the use of nonviolent means to push one's interest, transmission of culture through: media, foods, magazines, books
• Colonial Mentality


  People obsessed with foreign culture to the point the lose sight of their own identity