How are the conflicts in Cuba and the Philippines in the 1890s related?
A) The United States intervened in both places to give colonists their freedom and to help them become immediate independent states.
B) Both conflicts took place in the Pacific Ocean and allowed the winning countries (the United States and Great Britain, respectively) more influence in Asia.
C) Both involved Spain, the United States, and a rebellious colonial population.
D) Both were both fought to give the United States more influence in Latin America.
E) The United States entered both conflicts to try to improve a weak economy.
Answer: C
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