Primary Sources from U.S. Overseas Expansion
Analyze the factors that led the United States to annex the Philippines
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Analyze the factors that led the United States to annex the Philippines
Context: By mid-1902, the Philippine-American War was winding down, but debate over U.S. imperial policy remained fierce. The popular magazine Puck, which generally supported expansion, published political cartoons dismissing critics.

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