USA HISTORY

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Spanish American War?

(A) Cuba gained independence from Spain.

(B) ** The United States lost possession of the Southwest territories.

(C) The United States gained possession of several territories.

(D) The United States merged as a world power.

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: -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: -Q. Which of the following was NOT a result of the Spanish American War? Cuba gained independence from Spain.

Concept note-4: -The immediate cause of the Spanish-American War was Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain. Newspapers in the United States printed sensationalized accounts of Spanish atrocities in Cuba, fueling humanitarian concerns.