WORLD HISTORY

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 Philippines from Spain to the United States and granted the United States temporary control of Cuba.

Detailed explanation-2: -But expansionists in the U.S. government had other plans. After the signing of the Treaty of Paris, on December 10, 1898, which ended the war against Spain, the United States opted to give Cuba its independence but keep the Philippines, to the dismay of the Philippine nationalists.

Detailed explanation-3: -Puerto Rico, which became a U.S. territory in 1898 following the Spanish-American War, has some measure of self-rule but limited representation in Washington.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Spanish-American War was an 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain that effectively ended Spain’s role as a colonial power in the New World. The immediate cause of the Spanish-American War was Cuba’s struggle for independence from Spain. More items •04-Apr-2023