that he wants the Philippines to be annexed
1899 after a battle against Spain
Yes, the Philippines was annexed by the United States after the Spanish-American War in 1898, following the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Hawaii, on the other hand, was annexed later, in 1898, but it was formally established as a U.S. territory in 1900. Therefore, while both were annexed in the same year, the Philippines was officially transferred to U.S. control before Hawaii.
William McKinley
All were annexed in 1898.
The untied states
The Philippines was annexed by the United States in 1898 after the Spanish-American War. This led to a period of American colonial rule in the country, which lasted until the Philippines gained independence in 1946.
Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific.
Before the war Hawaii was annexed. After the war Guam and Puerto Rico were annexed which remain Territories and the Philippines which was granted independence after WW2.
Many would say the US was acting as an imperial power when it annexed the Philippines, not that it was being communist.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. And shortly thereafter, annexed Hawaii.
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