The US did not acquire the Philippines. Philippines is a country in it's own right.
April 29 1898
Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines
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.
They occupied the Philippines
They occupied the Philippines
no, the Philippines does not belong to the united states.
United States
the Philippines is a mixed market economy. the country has many ties to the united states and is entirely dependent on the united states markets. because of this, the united states influences the Philippines to have a mixed market economy.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
bought it
There was a conflict between the United States and Emilio Aguinaldo because the United States wanted the Philippines to help with the Spanish/American War. Emilio Aguinaldo was an early leader in the Philippines and did not want the Philippines to help the United States. Instead, Emilio Aguinaldo fought the United States for control over the Philippines in 1898.