Asked by Kaileigh

Read the two quotes below. Then answer the question.

“In bringing order to the Philippines, our soldiers added a new page to the honor-roll of American history, and they incalculably benefited the islanders themselves. Under the wise administration of Governor Taft the islands now enjoy a peace and liberty of which they have hitherto never even dreamed.”

—President Theodore Roosevelt, 1901

“...I have seen that we do not intend to free, but to subjugate the people of the Philippines. We have gone there to conquer, not to redeem.”
—Mark Twain, 1900

The main difference between the comments made by Roosevelt and Twain is
how the US takeover affects the Filipino people.
how the US takeover affects the Philippine government.
how the US takeover affects the US economy.
how the US takeover affects US manifest destiny.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
how the US takeover affects the Filipino people.

Roosevelt frames U.S. rule as bringing order, peace, and liberty that benefits islanders; Twain argues the U.S. intends to subjugate and conquer them rather than free them.