After the attack on Pearl Harbor was there anyway that as a reward for the heroic sacrifices of the residents of the Philippines during the war that the Philippines become a territory then possibly a state circa 1960?
After the attack on Pearl Harbor was there anyway that as a reward for the heroic sacrifices of the residents of the Philippines during the war that the Philippines become a territory then possibly a state circa 1960?
Well, we had sort of promised them independence, the war delayed that for a few years.
Ah yes, that was a data point that I relied on faulty memory as opposed to my quick look up in regards to populations. Yes, the Philippine Independence Act passed in 1934 actually set up a 10 year schedule for independence - along with turning Filipinos into "aliens" instead of "nationals" the idea seems to be to make it harder for any of the residing in the United States to become American residents and eventually citizens.The war actually pushed it up by a year, the original independence date was set as 1946; then the territory was lost to Japan in 1942 and when the war ended in 1945 the US sorta threw their hands up and said "Whatever, a year early."
EDIT: Nah I'm wrong, formal independence occured right on schedule. 4 July 1946.
Maybe keep the Commonwealth status for another few decades and re-evaluate for statehood then?
What about a Spanish genocide?Statehood is just pure ASB if then Americans don't genocide 90 % of population.
Not sure one on the scale we are talking about is even possible in this era with this timeframe. This isn't mid 20th century industrialised horror, and even the nightmare of the Belgian Congo didnt get up to the figures discussed earlier.What about a Spanish genocide?
While racism and anti-Catholic sentiment had a lot to do with that originally, at this point it's basically not a state because of two factors: one, the territorial government is essentially bankrupt and can't function without Federal Funds. And two: naked politics. PR is pretty solidly Democratic. Granting it statehood basically gives the Democrats two extra Senate seats and a couple of House seats. It probably won't become a state until there's an area that's pretty solidly Republican that can also be granted statehood at the same timeThere is reasons why even much smaller Puerto Rico hasn't still gained statehood.
Probably something closer to the Compact of Free Association between the United States and The Marshall Islands, The Federated States of Micronesia and Palau. Where they're Sovereign States, but the US provides defense for the islands and access to Social Services and Federal GrantsYou'd have to break it up into a few states, there's no way the US would accept a singular State of the Philippines. The sheer size demographically would make it unpalatable to any US politician back then - there was 27 million people in 1960, about 61 million people in 1990, and 92 million people in 2010. New York, the most populous state in 1960, had barely 17 million people.
I could see them admitting it piecemeal as various states: Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol, Mindoro, Panay (likely including Guimaras as well), Visayas, and Mindano. Alternatively, you could likely get it to be like Puerto Rico where it's a commonwealth within the US.
You'd have to break it up into a few states, there's no way the US would accept a singular State of the Philippines.
While racism and anti-Catholic sentiment had a lot to do with that originally, at this point it's basically not a state because of two factors: one, the territorial government is essentially bankrupt and can't function without Federal Funds. And two: naked politics. PR is pretty solidly Democratic. Granting it statehood basically gives the Democrats two extra Senate seats and a couple of House seats. It probably won't become a state until there's an area that's pretty solidly Republican that can also be granted statehood at the same time