American imperialists who advocated acquisition of the Philippines especially stressed

a. their strategic advantage for American naval operations.
b. their economic potential for American businessmen seeking trade with China and other Asian nations.
c. the opportunity that they presented for Christian missionary work.
d. the Filipinos' own preference that their archipelago become an American protectorate.
e. All of these choices are correct.


b

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