Table of Contents. 1  1899â1913: Defending U.S. International Interests. 2  The Philippine-American War, 1899â1902. 3  Secretary of State John Hay and the Open Door in China, 1899â1900. 4  Japanese-American Relations at the Turn of the Century, 1900â1922. 5  Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, 1904.
Making the world better, one answer at a time. There are 21 consonants in the alphabet including y. Vowels are considered to be: a, e, i, o, u There are 26 letters in the alphabet. 26 - 5 (letters considered to be vowels) = 21.
The letters of the English alphabet are either vowels or consonants or both. A vowel sound comes from the lungs, through the vocal cords, and is not blocked, so there is no friction. All English words have vowels.