AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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The Philippines was a good location for trading with China.
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The Philippines was an excellent resource of sugar cane.
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The Philippines was a strategic military location in the Caribbean.
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The Philippines was rich in oil and gold reserves.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands, another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Philippines is strategically located in the Indo-Pacific and critical to U.S. national interests in the region. For one, the Philippines, the oldest ally in Southeast Asia, shares important security ties with the U.S. as a major non-NATO strategic partner.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Chinese exchanged silk, porcelain, colored glass, beads and iron ware for hemp cloth, tortoise shells, pearls and yellow wax of the Filipinos. The Chinese became the dominant traders in the 12th and 13th centuries during the Sung Dynaasty (960-1279 AD).