American Foreign Policy Dbq

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The United States’ desire to possess political , military and economic control over the rest of the world describes American foreign policy during the late 19th and 20th century.
Weakness, uneducated , not civilized that's the way us government viewed the Philippines . The united states fear they would become an anarchy and were unfit for the government.(Doc A) “there was nothing left for us to do but take them all, and to educate the Filipinos and uplift them and by god's grace to do the very best we could do for them”, this view expressed by President McKinley was typical of the time period and of many Americans.
Was this the best decision for either of the countries ?Yes , for the united states gained more resources , military