President McKinley Justified American Acquisition of the Philippines Primarily by Emphasizing

President McKinley justified American acquisition of the Philippines primarily by emphasizing that

A) the Filipinos wanted to be annexed by the United States.
B) the electoral success of the Republican party depended on their acquisition.
C) the United States would gain key naval bases there.
D) the Philippines were spoils of war and America's by right of conquest.
E) there was no acceptable alternative to their acquisition.