Why would Filipinos have been surprised at President William McKinley’s claim that the United States had to take command of the Philippines in order to Christianize them?
A.
They had been Christians for a long time.
B.
McKinley was not religious in his personal life at all.
C.
American foreign policy had always tried to steer clear of religion.
D.
American troops in the Philippines did not act Christian in any way.