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The Philippine Insurrection (1899-1913) and the word ‘Boondocks’ | War and Etymology (2016x20)

Air date: May 06, 2016

the mundane word “Boondocks” is derived from one of America’s longest and most brutal wars, a war that seems to be forgotten by most, and misrepresented by so many of the people who mention it otherwise. It is the Philippine Insurrection, also known as the Moro War, and Philippine-American Wars Through YouTube's cowardice, this video has been sneak-demonetized. ------------------------------------------------------------ more videos: wars you've never heard of: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wXTU5VsYlRm0F2KIQW-_nsv engaging etymology: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wUqiSMRMv6EWNaOEGtif8cg ------------------------------------------------------------ references: Max Boot, The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power (New York: Perseus Books Group, 2002), 99-129. https://amzn.to/2NTVKjQ Alan Axelrod, America’s Wars (New York: Wiley and Sons, 2002), 338, 351, 357-58. https://amzn.to/2NHcLOa America at War: The Macmillan Compendium (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1994), 323-335. https://amzn.to/2uaLkEd Edwin Hoyt, America’s Wars & Military Excursions (New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co, 1987), 324-334. https://amzn.to/2u9QGiP Thomas Bender, A Nation among Nations: America’s Place in World History (New York: Hill and Wang, 2006), 228-238. https://amzn.to/2Ldvl2G Philippine Investigation Committee, “‘Marked Severities’ in Philippine Warfare,” _Secretary Root’s Record_, DC: US Senate Records, 1902. Accessed 3/23/2016: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Secretary_Root%27s_Record:%22Marked_Severities%22_in_Philippine_Warfare http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=boondocks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boondocks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rebellion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine%E2%80%93American_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Philippine%E2%80%93American_War ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MOR