On December 10, 1898 the Peace Treaty of Paris was signed. This ended the Spanish- American War and granted the United States Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines (Schaefer 33). Because of this, the Philippines have many things in common with the United States. One example of their similarity w...

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Although some of the new equipment was very helpful in stopping fire such as the telegraph which got replaced with the telephone and the fire extinguisher. ... I know that in the perfect world it looks fun riding a big, red truck, and going down the fire pole but I also know how hard it could be with long hours and harsh conditions as while, but I'd still risk my life to help others. ...

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