Which of the Following Was True of the Treaty Ending

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the treaty ending the Spanish-American War?

• A) It initially experienced opposition from some who argued that it would violate the longstanding American principle that people should be self-governing.
• B) William Jennings Bryan prevented its ratification despite the calls from Senate Democrats to pass it through immediately.
• C) It provided for Spain to pay a large sum of money for each American soldier killed in the war as part of reparations.
• D) President McKinley's sole objective was to grant independence to the Philippines because many Americans identified with the struggles Filipinos had gone through.
• E) There was little debate surrounding the treaty because the United States had already started and was focused on another large war.

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