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Why did William McKinley annex the Philippines?

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Why did William McKinley annex the Philippines?

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Mckinley didnt annex the Philippines. The Philippines were given to the United States as part of the Spanish compensation for the American Spanish war of 1898. This fitted in nicely with U.S foreign policy aims of establishing trading colonies as advocated by Alfred T Mayer.