According to mckinley why was america imperialism necessary in the philippines
the people wished to become christians.

the people were uncivilized and unable to govern themselves properly.

the people wrongly believed that the spanish were good rulers.

there was nothing left in the country now that the spanish were gone.

"this speech"? what speech are you talking about?

populist movement, in u.s. history, politically oriented coalition of agrarian reformers in the middle west and south that advocated a wide range of economic and political legislation in the late 19th century. thus in 1892 their leaders organized the populist, or people's, party, and the farmers' alliances melted away.