Why did the United States want Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines?
(1 point)
Responses
The U.S. needed new naval bases in the Pacific and new territory for business
The U.S. needed new naval bases in the Pacific and new territory for business
The U.S. needed to spread communism
The U.S. needed to spread communism
The U.S. should be the first Western country to build a colonial empire
The U.S. should be the first Western country to build a colonial empire
The U.S. wanted more options for Americans to go on vacation