SAT US History Practice Question

President McKinley publicly justified U.S. annexation of the Philippines on the grounds that

1. A.the United States had a responsibility to uplift the Filipinos.
2. B.a plebiscite indicated Filipino preference for U.S. rule.
3. C.a failure to do so would open the way for a Marxist regime.
4. D.the Philippines were spoils of the Spanish-American War.
5. E.America needed raw materials from the Philippines.