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For strategic reasons. Strategically it is good to have control of outposts for Navy or Army and Air force bases outside your main borders.
Philippines is a country that's rich in Natural Resources. The US wanted us to take advantage of that and become rich.
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For how many years was the Philippine Islands a U. S. territory?
The Philippine Islands were a US territory from 1898 or 1903, depending on how you consider the political situation in those years, until full independence was achieved in 1946. So it was a US possession for 43 - 48 years.
Is the Philippine islands owned by the US?
No. Except for the Japanese occupation during Wrold War 2, the US controlled the Philippines from 1898 - 1946.
What Spanish colonies were annexed to the United States?
As a result of the Spanish-American War, 1898 the US occupied Guam, the Philippine Islands, Puerto Rico, and Cuba. The US purchased the Philippine Islands for $20,000 and became independent in 1948; Cuba became a protectorate of the US but obtained its independence from Spain; and Guam became a territory of the US as well as Puerto Rico.
Who owned the Philippines before the US?
The Philippine islands were a possession of Spain for some 350 years until they were transferred to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War.
What justification did President Mckinley use to keep the Philippine islands?
Before the US became involved, the Spanish colonial government was fighting an insurrection that continued when Spain ceded the Philippines to the US. The US felt an obligation to the Philippine people to remain until order could be restored and a stable and benign civilian government could be set up.
Why did the US want to gain the control of the Philippine?
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
Why did the US want to gain control of the Philippine's?
The islands would increase the U.S. presence in the Pacific.
Islands sold to US for 20 million?
the Philippine islands were given to the us by Spain for 20 million
Philippines Islands or Philippine islands which is gramaticaly correct?
"Philippine islands" is grammatically correct. The adjective "Philippine" describes the noun "islands" in this context.
Is Pearl Harbor in the US of America?
Yes, it is in Hawaii. Hawaii is a state in the US. In 1941, the Hawaiian islands and the Philippine Islands were territories of the US. The US had Naval bases and Army troops stationed on these islands.
What group of islands in the south Pacific did the US gain control over as a result of the defeat of the Spanish?
The Philippine Islands.
He first of the US defensive alliances in the Far East Asia was with?
the Philippine Islands
Who was the first of the US defensive alliances in the Far East Asia with?
the Philippine islands
Can a US citizen open a bank account with bank of the Philippine islands?
yes
What did the US do with Philippine islands after the 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.
What did the US do with the Philippine islands after 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.
What is the population of Bank of the Philippine Islands?
The population of Bank of the Philippine Islands is 12,089.
