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US Forces Occupy The Philippines
The USA claims the Philippines as a "ceded territory" and takes control using military force.
In 1898, US President William McKinley claimed the Philippines as "ceded" to the USA, and ordered the US army to use force to take over the country.
Filipino fighters resisted the Americans, however, and the American War In The Philippines began.
More than 120,000 American soldiers fought and at least 4,200 were killed.
Over 16,000 Filipino fighters were killed and over 200,000 civilians died during the war, mostly from famine and disease.
The struggle continued until the Filipinos were finally defeated in 1902.
The US occupation that followed lasted until the Republic of the Philippines was established in 1946.

参考译文

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词语解释

1.take over 接管

例句:A British newspaper says British Airways plan to take over Trans World Airways.
一家英国报纸称，英国航空公司计划接管环球航空公司_*]i3gHY2whH。

2.military force 军事力量

例句:Everytime when we use military force in foreign country, we stable the area.
凡是美国在海外使用武力，叫做维护稳定FV9TVY_j|U。

3.at least 至少

例句:What they wanted most from the president was a leader who at least would try to educate the country.
他们对总统最大的期待是，至少他应尽力教诲国民%z17!E!BX%8PgtK。

4.famine 饥荒

例句:Thousands of refugees are trapped by war, drought and famine.
成千上万的难民陷于战争、旱灾和饥荒之中P*!~yw)1_^i0aNj。

课后问题

1.In order to take control of the Philippines, the US government had to use

a) economic sanctions
b) democratic elections
c) military force

2.After the Philippine-American War was over

a) the US freed the Filipino people from foreign occupation
b) the US occupied the Philippines for 44 years
c) an independent Republic of the Philippines was established

3.If one country is occupying another country, it is

a) controlling the country with military force
b) protecting the country from foreign control
c) providing development aid to the country

参考答案

参考答案:C B A