William Taft #3: The Philippines? (1900-1901); Topics covered include: Federal a Judge, Spanish-American War, resigns from the Bench to lead Philippine Commission, becomes Governor-General of the Philippines, positive engagement with the Filipino people ("policy of attraction"), gains their trust, election of 1900, and the end of the Filipino insurrection

Key people: William McKinley, Elihu Root, Emilio Aguinaldo, Dean Worcester, Bernard Moses, Henry Ide, Luke Wright, Nellie Taft, Arthur MacArthur, and William Jennings Bryan

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