@CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoKevin McCarthy Unlocks New Level of Embarrassment With Claim That America Never Acquired Land Via Warwww.vanityfair.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1513arrow-down111cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-square@wildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•edit-27 months agoThe US bought the Philippines from Spain for $14 million. Then fought a war with the Filipinos.
minus-square@wildcardology@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•7 months agoSpain was loosing influence in the Philippines at that time so to cut their loses they offered the Philippines to the US. They even fought a mock battle where Spain “lost”.
The US bought the Philippines from Spain for $14 million. Then fought a war with the Filipinos.
Well, Spain didn’t ask them.
Spain was loosing influence in the Philippines at that time so to cut their loses they offered the Philippines to the US. They even fought a mock battle where Spain “lost”.