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What was the war that gave the US control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
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∙ 14y agoThe United States gained control of Puerto Rico in 1917.
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∙ 14y agoThe Spanish-American War
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What land was given to the US after the Spanish American War?
The United States received Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Why did the US try to control Puerto Rico's affairs?
when the U.S. win the spanish American can war, Spain gave Puerto Rico as a "dont hurt us gift" Puerto Rico is a commonwealth to the U.S. we offered to add them to a 51st state.the U.S. would want to control Puerto Rico for its own purposes
What did America get from Spain after the Spanish American War?
In winning the Spanish-American war, in 1898, America gained temporary control of Cuba and indefinite colonial authority of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines from the Spanish. In 1946 the Philippines gained independence from the U.S, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still today U.S territories. They also got a neverending headache because of Cuba.
In the treaty of Paris that was signed in December of 1898 what was the US given?
A B and C Spain gave us Puerto Rico, Guam and we bought the Philippines. ......god i hate a plus ;)
What ended the Spanish-American War and gave the US Cuba Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
The 1898 Treaty of Paris.
The spanish American war gave the US ownership of 3 former spanish colonies what are they?
Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines.
The 1898 Treaty of Paris gave the United States colonial authority over which of these territories?
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
How did the Treaty of Paris make the US an imperial power?
It gave the U.S. the islands of Guam and the Philippines in the Pacific, and Puerto Rico in the Caribbean.
What were the countries America gained?
When America defeated the declining Spanish Empire in the Spanish-American War, we took over control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippine islands. We quickly gave Cuba autonomy, and the Philippines were slowly granted independence as well. The US has retained possession of Puerto Rico and Guam.
What country was colonized during the spanish american war?
The primary ones were Cuba and the Philippines. Guam and Puerto Rico were also involved. Spain gave up control of Cuba as a result. Spain sold all rights to the other three for $20 million dollars.
What did the Spanish American war accomplish?
It gave us Cuba (which meant we could have a stronger trade) and the Phillipines (we had actually double-crossed them by promising them independence but then imperializing them ourselves). It also gave us Guam, Puerto Rico, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), and the Platt Amendment.
What treaty gave the US control of Puerto Rico and Guam?
P.R. was the Foraker Act. Guam was the Treaty Of Paris.
