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. he understood the strategic and political importance of the islands to Asia and the Pacific. d. the Filipinos requested annexation.
ANSWER: c
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