The second option is correct
They did not want rival Muslim children to fight
The Treaty of Paris was signed December 10, 1898 and was very generous to the winners. The United States was awarded the Philippines, and the islands of Guam and Puerto Rico. Cuba then became independent and Spain was given $20 million for its loses.
C. They helped legal thinkers to create modern international law. Justinian was a ruler over the Byzantine Empire, which many consider to be the continuation of the Eastern Roman Empire. Justinian developed a code during his reign from 529 to 565 CE that gave common law across the many different parts of the empire in the Mediterranean. Justinian's code was heavily inspired the Roman twelve tables, and the codes created written law that gave equal jurisdiction and treatment to all citizens of the empire. <span />
The Mexican-American war of 1846-1848 was justified in the opinions of many by the idea of "Manifest Destiny", since this held that the US was "destined" to expand to the Pacific Ocean.