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This is exactly what happened after the US won the Spanish-American War. The Spanish withdrew from Cuba, leaving the island under temporary U.S. occupation. Cuba was given it's independence as promised, making the US look like heroes, while Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines were ceded by Spain to the United States. Then on December 1898, the United States announced the establishment of U.S. military rule in the Philippines.
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             The US tried to justify taking over the Philippines. They argued that the United States could not honorably hand the islands back to Spain because Filipinos were "unprepared for self-government" and the islands would simply fall prey to Germany or another power if U.S. forces left the region. I feel that this was all talk because the United States knew that the Philippines would make a good military base and because it has been under Spanish rule they rationalized that it was their duty to civilize the so-called backward races. However, it seems obvious that this statement was made only because they knew of the economic opportunities that existed in Asia and the U.S. Navy's desire for a base in the Philippines.
             If the United States was truly concerned with the well being of the citizens in the Philippians, then I don't think they would have gone into such a brutal war with them. The US knew that the Philippines didn't truly stand a chance in war, but they fought them regardless because the primary interest in the Philippines was the Americans' objective. To me it seemed more like the US would do anything, even kill thousand of Philippine citizens fighting for their independence just to establish a base in that country and control parts of the Asian market. The people who the US were claiming that they were looking out for ended up losing the most and being the biggest losers in the war. .
             All in all, the Spanish-American war could have been considered a noble cause only if after granting Cuba its independence, the US also gave the Philippines their independence when the citizens made it their major goal.


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