Philippines

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-Used to belong to Spain until the Spanish-American war. He wanted his independence, but when the war was over, America randomly was like "Ok, now you're my colony!" and he was like "Are you kidding me!? D:<"
-America and Philippines fought each other violently for a long time with both commiting some nasty acts against one another. Eventually Philippines calmed down and actually listened to what America had been trying to tell him from the beginning. America all along wanted Philippines to become independent but was worried the former colony wasn't ready to handle the responsibility of being a nation and would fall back into Spain's or someone else's hands. Philippines grudgingly stopped his active resistance (although there was still some gurilla fighting) and was shocked to find out America was serious about coaching him into an independent democratic government.
-Philippines was originally supposed to start living as an independent nation just as WWII started (need to find the actual date, but sometime around there) but the war caused it to be delayed.
-He was captured by Japan during WWII. America didn't have the ability to defend him at the time. One of the most important goals of the Atlantic Theater for the states was to rescue Philippines.
-For some reason America and the states never talk about Philippines belonging to or leaving them. They completely gloss over and ignore that it ever happened. (Sometimes they either forget Philippines is independent or, in reverse, forget they ever owned him at all.)
-America and Philippines have amazing relations. The states all love him but call him "Phil" or "Philip" much to his irritation.
-The states get SUPER pissed off if anyone threatens Philippines.
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