(A) ** Global Power
(B) Global Army power
(C) A Spanish power
(D) A smaller nation
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
Concept note-1: -The Spanish-American War of 1898 ended Spain’s colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere and secured the position of the United States as a Pacific power.
Concept note-2: -The United States emerged from the war as a world power, with control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam. In 1902 the United States withdrew its troops from Cuba, and Cuba became a republic.
Concept note-3: -How did the Spanish American War make the United States a world power? The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the Us gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire.
Concept note-4: -On August 12, 1898, the United States and Spain reached a cease-fire agreement in its brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines. The war marked America’s entrance onto the global stage as a military power.
Concept note-5: -The U.S. became a world power in 1898 when it seized control of the Spanish Empire. This allowed the U.S. to project its power across the planet.