The American Conviction That Native Cubans and Filipinos Were Not

question 19

Multiple Choice

The American conviction that native Cubans and Filipinos were not ready for self-governance after their liberation from Spain reflected the belief that

• A) their lands would otherwise be vulnerable to conquest by other European nations.
• B) the involvement of the United States would guarantee the establishment of democracy.
• C) nonwhite peoples were inferior and needed to be educated and protected by whites.
• D) an independent Cuba and Philippines were a threat to American security.

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