phillipine islands
At the beginning of World War II, the United States held several territories and possessions, including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and American Samoa. Additionally, the U.S. had various Pacific Islands under its administration, such as Wake Island. These possessions played strategic roles during the war, particularly in the Pacific theater.
isolationism
Germany's invasion of Belgium.
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phillipine islands
how did the explosion of the battleship maine contribute to the beginning of the spanish-american war
hawaii
At the beginning of World War II, the United States held several territories and possessions, including Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines, and American Samoa. Additionally, the U.S. had various Pacific Islands under its administration, such as Wake Island. These possessions played strategic roles during the war, particularly in the Pacific theater.
isolationism
Germany's invasion of Belgium.
Germany's invasion of Belgium.
The Spanish American War.
After the Philippine-American War, the US governed the Philippines as a US possession. As it had promised to do before the war, after World War 2 the US granted independence to the Philippines.
Policy of neutrality/ American neutrality
The American fleet was undersized following the Spanish-American War and had not been rebuilt.