The American Conviction That Native Cubans and Filipinos Were Not

The American conviction that native Cubans and Filipinos were not ready for self-governance after their liberation from Spain reflected the belief that

A) their lands would otherwise be vulnerable to conquest by other European nations.
B) the involvement of the United States would guarantee the establishment of democracy.
C) nonwhite peoples were inferior and needed to be educated and protected by whites.
D) an independent Cuba and Philippines were a threat to American security.