USA HISTORY

At the end of the Spanish-American War, the United States

(A) ** acquired overseas territories.

(B) helped Filipino rebels gain independence.

(C) refused to take over Spanish colonies

(D) gave full independence to Cuba

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.