Read the quote by President William McKinley in which he defends American expansion.We could not leave them to themselves—they were unfit for self-government—and they would soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain's was . . . there was nothing left for us to do but to take them all, and to educate the Filipinos, and uplift and civilize and Christianize them.
Answer
A
The people wished to become Christians.
B
The people were uncivilized and unable to govern themselves properly.
C
The people wrongly believed that the Spanish were good rulers.
D
There was nothing left in the country now that the Spanish were gone.
Explanation
McKinley says the Filipinos were “unfit for self-government” and would face “anarchy and misrule” without American control. This matches choice B: the people were considered uncivilized and unable to govern themselves properly. The quote presents that claim as McKinley’s justification for American expansion.
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