e United States Navy battleship, the Maine. America's victory in this war led to a domino effect allowing the US, not only to change its policy towards imperialism, but to become imperialist themselves. They were in the position to take over and control all of Spain's former territories. This movement did not stop at the independence of Cuba. The US had now set out for the Philippines, only this time, they had no intention on making this country independent. Instead, the US sent troops to go shed blood for the conquest of somebody else's land, i.e. the Philippines. After a much longer war than that of the US and Spain and much more blood shed (mostly Filipino), America prevailed and managed to capture the Philippines. What was the motive of the US in their conquering escapade? Was it the desire to dominate the western hemisphere? Was it the desire to encourage profitable commerce between the US and other nations? Or was it the moral obligation to help people who were fighting for self-rule? In this essay, I will attempt to answer these questions as best I can.

The US was the superpower in the western hemisphere. It had economic, political, and military superi

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