USA HISTORY

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919

AMERICAN IMPERIALISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
True or False Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines and Cuba became US territories as a result of the Spanish American War.
A
True
B
False, Cuba gained it’s independance.
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The war ended with the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the United States. The treaty ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands from Spain to the United States and granted the United States temporary control of Cuba.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spain relinquished Cuba and ceded to the United States the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The treaty was strongly opposed in the U.S. Senate but was approved on February 6, 1899, by a single vote.

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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