Because of the crucial location of the Philippines in Southeast Asia.
America needed it both as a new market for Asia, due to the surplus of goods within it and it was essentially a scapegoat in which America uses to establish new prestige and attain the power of global dominance that it currently possesses.
The United States gained control over Palanan and the rest of the Philippines as a result of the
Spanish American War
They Had control for 44 years
The Philippines was controlled by the US as a colony from 1898 to 1946. It began when the Philippines was ceded by Spain to the US following the Spanish-American War. The US then established military control over the islands and eventually implemented a civil government. Full independence was granted in 1946.
The U.S defeated Spain the the 1898 Spanish-Ameircan War to obtain ownership and control of the Philippines. The US then defeated Filipinos in the Philippine-American War (called Philipppine Insurrection in the US) in the early 1900's to gaincomplete control of the Philippines.
The United States gained control over Palanan and the rest of the Philippines as a result of the
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The US control on the Philippines was indirect. When the US colonized Philippines they send some of their men or appoint a presidency in the Philippines to took control. This happened during the Common Wealth,
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
The Philippines was a strong base for US military power and had to be controlled by Japan if they were going to expand in east Asia without US interference.
Philippines: The US took over the island. After years of fighting the US gained control. Hawaii: The US gained control of Hawaii. American land owners successfully
Spanish American War
Yes, the US was controled the Philippines in 1944 due to the War between the us and the Philippines.
They Had control for 44 years
The US took control of the Philippines after they helped them with the Spanish. And Filipinos wanted freedom or the US to get out.
The Philippines was controlled by the US as a colony from 1898 to 1946. It began when the Philippines was ceded by Spain to the US following the Spanish-American War. The US then established military control over the islands and eventually implemented a civil government. Full independence was granted in 1946.
US wanted control of Philippines b/c they thought the phillipinos were'NT civilized. They also wanted Philippines to get closer to the very populous Chinese Market.