USA HISTORY

Which of the following territories were acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish American War?

(A) Guam, the Philippines and Cuba

(B) Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines

(C) ** The Philippines, Puerto Rico and Guam

(D) Hawaii, Guam and the Philippines

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 treaty ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands from Spain to the United States and granted the United States temporary control of Cuba.

Concept note-3: -Hawaii was not annexed as result of the Spanish-American War.