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title: "Why do you think that the United States demanded a 99-year lease on military and naval bases in the Philippines?"  
description: "Why do you think that the United States demanded a 99-year lease on military and naval bases in the Philippines?"  
author: "Rivera fuller"  
published: 2018-04-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41476/why-do-you-think-that-the-united-states-demanded-a-99-year-lease-on-military-and-naval-bases-in-the-philippines  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do you think that the United States demanded a 99-year lease on military and naval bases in the Philippines?

Why do you think that the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41822/what-was-the-costliest-battle-in-the-history-of-the-united-states-marines-corps) demanded a 99-year lease on [military](https://www.mindstick.com/news/3326/navic-is-a-crucial-technology-for-india-s-development-encompassing-business-economy-and-military) and naval bases in the [Philippines](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41076/why-was-the-us-interested-in-cuba-hawaii-and-the-philippines)?\
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