(A) Faced with the overwhelming power of the Filipino rebels, the Spanish withdrew from the Philippines.
(B) The American army seized the islands after months of brutal house-to-house fighting.
(C) With a budget crisis in the Spanish government, Spain sold the Philippines to the United States.
(D) ** American soldiers reinforced Filipino rebels, and together they took control over the Philippines.
EXPLANATIONS BELOW
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: -Philippine rebels had been waging guerrilla warfare against Spanish colonialism long before the U.S. became involved. Their exiled leader, Emilio Aquinaldo, communicated with the U.S. Army already on its way to the Philippines. He believed the United States would help the “Insurrectos” gain independence from Spain.
Concept note-3: -Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the treaty also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States. Spain also agreed to sell the Philippines to the United States for the sum of $20 million. The U.S. Senate ratified the treaty on February 6, 1899, by a margin of only one vote.