Americans who advocated annexation evinced a variety of motivations: desire for commercial opportunities in Asia, concern that the Filipinos were incapable of self-rule, and fear that if the United States did not take control of the islands, another power (such as Germany or Japan) might do so.
After the death of Ur Nammu, the Sumerians city-states began to fight, weakening everything. It would be easy for enemies to come in and take power-and that's exactly what happened. In 1720 BC, the last Sumerian king was defeated, and Hammurabi took power, making Sumer part of the Babylonian Empire. Hope this could help! :D
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I say A. I am sorry if I am wrong (╥﹏╥)
The united states wanted to expand their empires
Use whatever means necessary to achieve goals also Rulers who ignored their promises achieved more than honest rulers
sorry if im wrong
