Use the map above to help you answer the question. Why did the United States want Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines ? (point) The US. needed new naval bases in the Pacific and new territory for business The U.S. needed to spread communism The U.S. should be the first Western country to build a colonial empire The U.S. wanted more options for Americans to go on vacation
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The United States wanted Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines because they needed new naval bases in the Pacific and new territory for business.