Territorial Decisions Made by the US Regarding the Philippines

The decisions made by the US regarding the Philippines were not easy ones by any means. The US had to take into consideration many points of view. European powers, the American people, the people of the Philippines and the commercial well being of the country all had to be taken into consideration when judging the fate of the Philippines. It is believed that the US's plan of action regarding the Philippines was a plan deficient in many respects the biggest of which was that regarding whether to give the Philippines its sovereignty.…