What it says in the header.
Japan was interested in the Philippines. There were negotiations re Japan buying them from Spain, but the price Spain asked was too high.
What if Japan moved fast enough to make a serious attempt to seize them (attacking from Taiwan) once they got the news that Spain was at war with the United States over Cuba? Could they have gone for Guam to boot, or is that fanciful?
Edit: Of course they find themselves a causus belli and observe the diplomatic norms of the period.
Japan was interested in the Philippines. There were negotiations re Japan buying them from Spain, but the price Spain asked was too high.
What if Japan moved fast enough to make a serious attempt to seize them (attacking from Taiwan) once they got the news that Spain was at war with the United States over Cuba? Could they have gone for Guam to boot, or is that fanciful?
Edit: Of course they find themselves a causus belli and observe the diplomatic norms of the period.
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