All of the Following Were Put Forward as Reasons for the United

question 74

Multiple Choice

All of the following were put forward as reasons for the United States annexing the Philippines EXCEPT:

• A) the desire to Christianize the Filipinos
• B) acquiring better access to trade with China
• C) the need to keep the Philippines from being taken over by foreign rivals
• D) gaining access to large oil and coal deposits in the Philippines
• E) a belief that the Filipinos were unfit for self-government

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