WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a result of this treaty, Spain lost the last of its empire in the New World. The United States was ceded Puerto Rico and Guam, liquidated its possessions in the West Indies, agreed to pay 20 million dollars for the Phillippines, while Cuba became independent.

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: -America joined in 1898. What new territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War? The U.S. gained control of Cuba as a protectorate, as well as Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam from Spain as territories. (Puerto Rico and Guam are still U.S. territories.

Detailed explanation-5: -The United States emerged as a world power; Cuba gained independence from Spain; the United States gained possession of the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.