AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Question
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What did Spain surrender to the United States after the Spanish-American War?
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Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Guam
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Cuba, Philippines, and Guam
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Puerto Rico, Portugal, and Guam
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Puerto Rico, Philippines, and Hawaii
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898. As a result Spain lost its control over the remains of its overseas empire–Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines Islands, Guam, and other islands.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Spain relinquishes sovereignty over Cuba; cedes Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine Islands to the United States.
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