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At the end of the Spanish-American war, pressure on President William McKinley to annex the Philippines was intense. After originally declaring that it would "be criminal aggression" for the United States to annex the archipelago, he reversed himself, partly out of fear that another power would seize the Philippines.
Reasons that motivated president McKinley to annex the Philippines were
- The Philippines was incapable of self-rule
- Fear that if the United States did not take control of the Archipelago
- another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so
- America wants to control the trade routes of the South Asia region
What were the reasons that led to annexing the Philippines?
- The Philippine-American War, 1899–1902
- After defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898 Spain ceded its Colony Philippines to the United States of America under the Treaty of Paris
- Before ratification of the treaty American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers.
- this incident started Philippine-American War(1899-1902) which lasted three years
Why did the Philippine-American war start?
- People in the Philippines wanted independence
- America thought they should be under our control
- The war officially ended in 1902, but the occupation and fighting continued for decades after
- Japanese occupied from 1941-1945
- Philippines was unable to get independence until after WWII in 1946 with the Treaty of Manila
Hence, it can be concluded after the defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War Spain ceded its colony the Philippines to the united states the war broke out people fought for their rights which led to famine and large scale war many people lost their lives
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