Philippines could not go to Germany or France because they were both economic rivals.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Mc Kinley was always in favor of keeping Philippines with them so that it did not go to countries like Germany and France because both these countries were economic rivals of the United States of America so it would be bad for the economy if Philippines is given away would turn out to be a bad decision. More over it was necessary to civilize the backward people.
They started at the tip of subsaharan Africa and some migrated east towards Asia and others went west towards Europe. Those who went to Europe also managed to get a land bridge to North America and then to south America
