USA HISTORY

Which of the following are in US control after the Spanish-American war? Check all that apply.

(A) Spain

(B) ** Cuba

(C) ** Puerto Rico

(D) ** Philippines

(E) ** Guam

Concept note-1: -As a result of the war, the United States acquired Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as territories.

Concept note-2: -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-3: -Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico became territories of the United States as part of the terms of the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the Spanish-American War of 1898.

Concept note-4: -The Capture of Guam was a bloodless engagement between the United States and Spain during the Spanish–American War. The U.S. Navy sent a single cruiser, USS Charleston, to capture the island of Guam, then under Spanish control.

Concept note-5: -As part of their campaign during the Spanish-American War, the United States captured Guam in a bloodless landing on June 21, 1898. In 1898, the Treaty of Paris formalized the handover, and Guam officially came under U.S. rule.