How advanced Will Philippines get with no Philippine-American War

Bozorgh

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Say that for some reason, Philippines gets full independence at start of century. If they are not having to cope with war damages, disease results from wars, massive casualties, how much more quickly can the country get developed without these problems to hold it back?
 

boredatwork

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Given that WW2 and japanese occupation are only a few decades down the road, and that in between the two you have the Great Depression which will wipe out any chance of foreign capital investment...

I'm going with, not very, if at all.
 
Japanese invasion seems likely sooner rather than later which will be a lot messier than the US.
 

Markus

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Say that for some reason, Philippines gets full independence at start of century. If they are not having to cope with war damages, disease results from wars, massive casualties, how much more quickly can the country get developed without these problems to hold it back?


They will have enouhg of an Army to defeat anything the Japanese can realistically throw at them in 41/42. That´s for sure. Bolt action Mausers, water cooled MGs and say the French 75mm guns in many capable hands will be sufficient.

edit: In order to survive until 41 the USA either needs to make an alliance with the PI(naval bases in excahnge for protection) or broker a deal between all the powers wanting her(UK, J, F, G).
 
Say that for some reason, Philippines gets full independence at start of century. If they are not having to cope with war damages, disease results from wars, massive casualties, how much more quickly can the country get developed without these problems to hold it back?

If there's no Philippine-American War or the American Occupation itself, Philippines would not be an independent nation. Philippines would be vunerable to German invasion or later, Japanese invasion.
 
What chance would they have on remaining unified and not just Balkanizing into a thousand little petty nation-state kingdoms?
 
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