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What new possessions did the US get as a result of the Spanish American War?
Amber12524
The US gained possession of Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Phillipines. Note that although the US no longer owns Cuba, it does still control Guantanamo Bay, and the Philippines was granted Independence after WW2.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoCuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
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∙ 13y agoGuam and Puerto Rico remain US Territories in 2010.
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∙ 13y agoGuam and Puerto Rico and the Philippines by purchase.
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∙ 9y agoThe possessions that the US acquired first after the Spanish American war was land. They gained control over areas in the Pacific.
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∙ 10y agoGuantanamo Bay
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Spain ceded Guam to the US following the Spanish American War.
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True or false the US gained territory in the Pacific as a result of the Spanish-American War?
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Who gained independence as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Cuba.
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In 1898 the US gained control of many of Spain's island possessions in Micronesia as a result of?
Spain ceded Guam to the US following the Spanish American War.
What was the result of the Spanish-American War in the Philippine Islands?
The Spanish American War ennded and the Philippine American War began.
A major result of the spanish-American war was that the United States did what?
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None, however, the US annexed Hawaii during the Spanish American War and it did become a US State. That annexation was independent of the War and not as a result of the War.
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True, Guam became a US Territory as a result of the Spanish American War.
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Cuban Independence.
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As a result of the Spanish American War.
What was the result of sinking the USS Maine?
Spanish-American War
