The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
It evolved into the Philippine American War which was ugly, brutal, long and bloody, but the US prevailed and the Philippines finally became independent after WW2.
The Philippine Islands.
more land
To gain independance from Us rule.
to gain indepence of the us rule : Novanet
Its sugar business was worth millions of dollars
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 islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
Its sugar business was worth millions of dollars
There was little economic gain, and the cost of the Philippine American War was a considerable drain on the US budget.
The US does not have control over the Cuban economy.