Question

Before the U.S. took over the Philippines, it was a colony of which country?

O United Kingdom
O France
O Netherlands
O Spain

Answer 1

The Philippines was a colony of Spain before the U.S. took over.

Step-by-step explanation:

Before the U.S. took over the Philippines, it was a colony of Spain. Spain colonized the Philippines in the 16th century and ruled over it for more than 300 years until the Spanish-American War in 1898 when the United States gained control.

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