Assuming that you mean the revolt that took place soon after the Spanish-American War, the Filipino revolts were quite justified. Emilio Aguinaldo, key leader of the island insurrection that helped the United States army with scouting and logistics during the land campaign in the war, wanted to be the ruler of the Philippines--he wanted to be the Filipino George Washington. However, when the Americans kept putting off the transfer of power to him, he turned...
Assuming that you mean the revolt that took place soon after the Spanish-American War, the Filipino revolts were quite justified. Emilio Aguinaldo, key leader of the island insurrection that helped the United States army with scouting and logistics during the land campaign in the war, wanted to be the ruler of the Philippines--he wanted to be the Filipino George Washington. However, when the Americans kept putting off the transfer of power to him, he turned against his American allies, sparking a three-year war that killed many Americans and Filipino civilians and soldiers. This war was awful, and many in the news media, most notably the New York World and other newspapers questioned the value of America's participation in this war. Both sides committed atrocities, most notably Jacob Hurd Smith's order to kill everyone over the age of ten in a village at Samar province and to turn the area into a "howling wilderness." While the American army did eventually capture Aguinaldo and the war ended, this was one of the first times that Americans from all walks of life questioned the value of a war.
Of course, your reaction may be different than mine.
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