The United States wanted to acquire the Philippines as a strategic foothold in the Pacific region, to have access to lucrative Asian markets, and to showcase American power and influence on a global scale. Additionally, there were concerns about the potential for European powers to establish control over the Philippines if the US did not intervene.
Dewey was sent to the Philippines to engage and defeat the Spanish navy during the Spanish-American War in 1898. The US wanted to secure their presence in the Pacific by targeting the Spanish forces in the Philippines and establishing control over the region. Dewey's victory in the Battle of Manila Bay played a crucial role in the American conquest of the Philippines.
The US and the Philippines differ in terms of size, population, and economic development. The US is a large country with a diverse population and a highly developed economy, while the Philippines is a smaller country with a growing population and a developing economy. Both countries share a history of colonial rule, but have different cultural influences and political systems.
That character is Crisostomo Ibarra, the protagonist in Jose Rizal's novel "Noli Me Tangere." Crisostomo Ibarra represents the educated Filipino who desires to be perceived as equal to the Spaniards during the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines.
There is no real answer to this... they just wanted to be able to have a good naval base to send out their troops and it was the idea of Manifest Destiny, Manifest Destiny is the idea that the US needed to spread from sea to sea, not literally but they wanted to go as far as they possibly can go... the actual answer is It was their duty to civilize the Filipinos
Albert Beveridge believed that the US needed to hold onto the Philippines as a colony in order to expand its economic and political influence in the Asia-Pacific region. He saw the Philippines as a strategic location for trade and military presence, and believed it was the US's duty to bring civilization and progress to the Filipino people.
The US did not acquire the Philippines. Philippines is a country in it's own right.
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'Cause they wanted the have more wealth
Cuba, Guam and the Philippines.
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.
The United States went to war with the Philippines because it wanted to make the country its colony.
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
The US government created the California Trail
Guam and Puerto Rico and the US purchased the Philippines.
From Spain, during the Spanish-American War 1898; along with Guam and the Philippines.
They were opposed because they wanted to rule themselves. UDAHA
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.