(A) ** Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico
(B) Hawaii, Guam, and Cuba
(C) the Philippines, Cuba, and Hawaii
(D) Guam, Cuba, and Puerto Rico
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.