(A) They were all battle sites during the Spanish-American War.
(B) They all gained their independence after the Spanish-American War.
(C) They all became U.S. spheres of influence after the Spanish-American War.
(D) ** They were all territories ceded to the United States after the Spanish-American War.
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: -The First United States Volunteer Cavalry was also known as the . Which of the following did Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines have in common at the end of the nineteenth century? They gained their independence after the Spanish-American War.
Concept note-3: -Following the war, the U.S. gained the Philippines, Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and assured that Hawaii would also remain in its control. With coaling stations in all of these locations, the U.S. extended its navy’s range worldwide. This was something few countries in the world could claim.
Concept note-4: -At the turn of the 20th century, when many were acquired (Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam, American Samoa, Hawaii, Wake), their status was clear. They were, as Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson unabashedly called them, colonies.