Why did conflict break out between the filipino rebels and their ally, the u.s.? the filipinos wanted to be the ones to defeat the spanish. they thought america would grant them total autonomy. american warships fired on and destroyed the capital of manila. the u.s. made them defeat the spanish by themselves

A conflict broke out between the Filipino rebels and their ally, the U.S. because the Filipinos thought that America would grant them total autonomy.

The main cause of the conflict was America's greed for an overseas empire. On the other hand the Filipinos desired freedom or autonomy. Hence a conflict broke out in the Philippine Islands.