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In 1898 Andrew Carnegie offered the US government $20million in exchange for granting independence to the recently annexed Philippines. Nothing came from the offer but do we know how US government officials reacted to it? Was the offer taken seriously?

by /u/johhny-turbo in /r/AskHistorians

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