IB History Exam Prep

Answer - B - In the late 1800s, the Filipino guerilla leader Emilio Aguinaldo fought the Spanish and then the United States.

Key Takeaway: Emilio Aguinaldo was an independence leader, a politician, and a Filipino general who played a key role in the Philippine Independence movement. Until 1901, Emilio Aguinaldo fought the American takeover of the Philippines. The United States forces suppressed Aguinaldo’s solders in their campaign to colonize the Philippines and to have a key naval base in the Pacific.