Mark Twain
Imperialism
Moro Massacre
Unit II Summative Assesment
By Bryan McKeever
In his essay, Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) describes his response to the "Moro Massacre." The majority inhabitants of the Moro Province - the independent Muslim Filipinos - refused to give in to the United States leadership. Comparing the "uncivilized" Moros to American Indians, the United States military ordered them to submit or to be exterminated. By 1900, the Moros were defeated: they were killed in one battle, women and children included. Learn more about this conflict with the Moros. Find other primary accounts of this massacre. How do you think this incident has contributed to contemporary feelings about the United States in the Muslim-dominated part of the Philippines.
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