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title: "Why did imperialists in the United States want to annex the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?"  
description: "Why did imperialists in the United States want to annex the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?"  
author: "Ward ryan"  
published: 2018-10-23  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51057/why-did-imperialists-in-the-united-states-want-to-annex-the-philippines-after-the-spanish-american-war  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why did imperialists in the United States want to annex the Philippines after the Spanish-American War?

Why did imperialists in the [United States](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85733/lifestyle-differences-between-india-and-united-states) want to annex the [Philippines](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41076/why-was-the-us-interested-in-cuba-hawaii-and-the-philippines) after the [Spanish](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42860/was-columbus-treatment-of-the-people-of-santo-domingo-native-and-spanish-horrible-or-necessary)-[American War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35842/what-was-the-impact-of-the-spanish-american-war)?\
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