By Acquiring the Philippine Islands at the End of the Spanish-American

question 156

Multiple Choice

By acquiring the Philippine Islands at the end of the Spanish-American War,the United States

• A) assumed rule over millions of Asian people.
• B) became a full-fledged East Asian power.
• C) assumed commitments that would be difficult to defend.
• D) developed popular support for a big navy.
• E) All of these

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