William McKinley decided to annex the Philippines because
a. the islands would provide a new market for American products.
b. Catholic immigrants from Europe might be more likely to settle in the Philippines, where Catholicism was strong.
c. other nations appeared likely to take the islands if the United States did not.
d. the Filipinos requested annexation.
C
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When Martin Luther King, Jr. publicly came out against the Vietnam War in 1967, he cited all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
A) the war consumed funds that might otherwise be used to fight poverty in black communities. B) black casualties in the war were disproportionately high. C) the war in Vietnam was a civil war and not about communist subversion. D) it was difficult to explain to African Americans to use nonviolent tactics while his nation used "massive doses of violence" in its fight against Vietnam.
Which of the following was not a part of the settlement of the Congress of Vienna?
a. The kingdom of the Netherlands was established. b. The Holy Roman Empire was revived. c. Prussia was given territory to its west. d. Austria was given control of northern Italy.
Who was Emilio Aguinaldo?
A) the Colombian leader who refused to grant rights to the Panama Canal to the United States B) the leader of the Cuban guerillas in the war against Spain C) the Spanish general who tried to put down the rebellion in Cuba D) the Filipino leader who declared independence from Spain E) the Dominican leader who asked the United Status to accept the Dominican Republic as a protectorate
Where did the Bataan Death March occur?
What will be an ideal response?