TTLV: US economic policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1946

MASTER'S THESIS INFORMATION

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao  

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: April 19, 1987

4. Place of birth: Yen Son - Tuyen Quang

5. Decision on student admission No. 1503/2012/QD-XHNV-SDH, dated August 6, 2012, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: No changes.

7. Thesis title: “US economic policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1946”

8. Major: World History Code: 60.22.03.11

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thien Thanh, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of the thesis results:

Firstly, this thesis provides an overview of the factors influencing US economic policy in the Philippines and the basic content of US economic policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1946.

Secondly, the thesis compares the economic policies of the United States in the Philippines with those of Spain in the Philippines before that period, and of several other colonial powers during the period 1898–1946.

Third, the thesis clarifies some characteristics and impacts of US economic policy in the Philippines on both the US and the Philippines.

11. Practical applications:

- The thesis can be used as a reference document for further research.Regarding American history, the history of the Philippines spans from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century.

- This thesis provides additional material for studying US foreign policy towards the Philippines and the differences between neo-colonialism and old-style colonialism through the case study of the Philippines.

12. Future research directions:

13. Published works related to the thesis: None.

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao 2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: April 19, 1987 4. Place of birth: Yen Son - Tuyen Quang

5. Admission decision number: 1503/2012/QD–XHNV–SDH, dated August 6, 2012 of Head Master of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in academic process: None.

7. Official thesis title: “United States economic policy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1946”  

8. Major: World History Code: 60.22.03.11

9. Supervisor: Assoc Prof. Dr. Tran Thien Thanh, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

10. Summary of findings of the thesis:

Firstly, the thesis presents an overview of factors affecting the United States' policy governing the economy in the Philippines; significance of Philippines – colony of the United States in its expansionist policy in Asia Pacific; US invasion to the Philippine islands and basic contents of the US policy governing the Philippines.

Secondly, the thesis also highlights the United States policy governing all economic aspects of the Philippines. It also provides a comparison with the previous economic policy of Spain and some other colonial nations.

Thirdly, the thesis analyzes impacts of the United States economic policy in the Philippines on both countries; and analyzed and compared the United States economic policy in some other colonial nations.

11. Practical applicability, if any:

- The Thesis can be used as reference for learning about the neo-colonial governing policy.

- The Thesis provides more materials to study global policy of the United States, learn about the new colonialism, and difference between new-colonial policy and the old one.

12. Further research directions, if any:

13. Thesis-related publications: None