USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM(1890 1919)

THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR

[SOURCES]
Which of the following lands were not annexed as a result of the Spanish American War?

(A) Guam

(B) Puerto Rico

(C) Philippines

(D) ** Hawaii

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Equally important, Congress passed the Teller Amendment to the resolution, which stated that the United States would not annex Cuba following the war.

Concept note-2: -U.S. victory in the war produced a peace treaty that compelled the Spanish to relinquish claims on Cuba, and to cede sovereignty over Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States. The United States also annexed the independent state of Hawaii during the conflict.

Concept note-3: -America’s annexation of Hawaii in 1898 extended U.S. territory into the Pacific and highlighted resulted from economic integration and the rise of the United States as a Pacific power.