USA HISTORY

What was the result of the Spanish-American War?

(A) ** The USA helpedCuba gain independence and gained the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

(B) The USA helped Texas gain independence and gained the Virgin Islands.

(C) The USA helped Hawaii gain independence and gained Texas and Hawaii.

(D) The USA helped Portugal gain independence and gained the Panama Canal.

Concept note-1: -Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million.

Concept note-2: -The war officially ended four months later, when the U.S. and Spanish governments signed the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States.

Concept note-3: -Under the Treaty of Paris, Cuba became a U.S. protectorate from 1898 to 1902; the U.S. gained a position of economic and political dominance over the island, which persisted after it became formally independent in 1902. Following the Cuban Revolution of 1959, bilateral relations deteriorated substantially.

Concept note-4: -Between 1895 and 1898 Cuba and the Philippine Islands revolted against Spain. The Cubans gained independence, but the Filipinos did not.