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By the time of the Spanish-American War, Spain was stretched thin and weak. In OTL, the US won the Philippines from her.

Let's assume that in this ATL, Japan wins the Philippines. (and this at a point in time when the Red Cross praised the Japanese treatment of captives - witness Russia)

I'm not interested in the hundred and eighty ways this could go horribly wrong (that's easy)....I just want to discuss how to keep them helping each other for as long as possible.

ie, would Imperial Japan take them as a national apprentice? a "let's conquer China together" joint mission? solidarity between island nations?

Then again, how much of the Philippine populace would care that it's Japan who got Spain off their backs?


Would the rise of a Japan-Philippines Bloc make Washington tense or relaxed? I suspect the Kremlin will be having kittens at this point.
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