US Foreign Policy and Indigenous Peoples
In that proud hour of nation-wide rejoicing accompanied by the vast commercial possibilities which victory had disclosed, the American multitude had failed to hear the voice of the Filipinos... No thought was here given to the wishes of the eight million natives in the Islands who, under the rule of Spain, had taken part in thirty-size distinct uprisings as a protest against the cruelties and injustices from which they had suffered.
Which of the following best characterizes the impact of United States foreign policy on indigenous peoples in territories acquired during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
A
Prioritizing economic over humanitarian concerns in territories with indigenous populations.
B
Utilizing military force as a primary means to assert control over territories inhabited by indigenous peoples.
C
Overlooking indigenous peoples’ desires and rights in territorial acquisitions.
D
Adopting isolationist policies that indirectly affected indigenous communities post-expansion.
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