Question

Explain why the United States attacked the Philippines and Puerto Rico as part of the Spanish American War.

Answer 1

The reason the United States went on to attack both the Philippines and Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War was because both Philippines and Puerto Rico were Spanish colonies the U.S. wanted.

What happened in the Spanish American War?

The Spanish American War happened officially because the United States wanted to protect Cuba from the violent clampdown of revolutionists who came against the Spanish government of Cuba.

Unofficially however, the United States wanted the colonies of the Philippines and Puerto Rico which they attacked and took over during the Spanish American War.

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