Why did the Philippines help the United States fight the Spanish during the Spanish American War quizlet?

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• It was a violent uprising in China against foreign intervention and the spread of Western and Japanese influence there

• The rebellion was stopped by a combination of foreign powersÚ
20,000 troops from eight nations (Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States) arrived to take over and rescue the foreigners and Chinese Christians.

• China had a week military and wasn't modernized to fight

• China loses even more power

1. The right to oversee the Cuban economy

2. Exercise veto power over Cuban policy

3. Intervene whenever necessary "for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty."

4. Build a naval base on SE tip of island at Guantanamo Bay

What happened in the Philippines after the Spanish

What happened to the Philippines after the Spanish-American war? Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris.

How did the Spanish

The conflict arose when the First Philippine Republic objected to the terms of the Treaty of Paris under which the United States took possession of the Philippines from Spain, ending the Spanish-American War.

Why did rebels in the Philippines fight against the United States after Spain lost the Spanish

nationalism. economic expansion. Why did rebels in the Philippines fight against the United States after Spain lost the Spanish-American War? The rebels were fighting for their independence because the United States did not give it to them.

Why did the United States fight a war in the Philippines after the Spanish

Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands, another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so.