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Political Leaders,including Theodore Roosevelt,justified Annexation of the Philippines and Puerto

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Political leaders,including Theodore Roosevelt,justified annexation of the Philippines and Puerto Rico on the grounds that


A) the U.S. had won the war with Spain and these were Spanish territories that were up for grabs.
B) they were sugar-producing countries and would prove vital to U.S. business interests.
C) both island countries were too weak to govern themselves.
D) such acquisitions were in keeping with McKinley's imperialist agenda.
E) All of these choices.

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