Which colonial territories did Elihu Root particularly focus on administering?
Mexico and Puerto Rico
The Philippines and Cuba
Hawaii and Guam
Alaska and Hawaii
Answer
As Secretary of War, Elihu Root particularly focused on administering the Philippines and Cuba. Root was an ardent expansionist who believed that the United States had a moral obligation to uplift and civilize the peoples of the Philippines and Cuba.
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