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Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines…
Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.
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Puerto Rico was a Spanish American War battlefield. Cuba was a Spanish American War battlefield. Guam was a bloodless Spanish American War battlefield. The Philippines was a Spanish American War battlefield that became a long and bloody Philippine American War battlefield.
Spanish American War
The Spanish American War resulted in the US getting control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Philipine independence was recognized in 1946. Puerto Rico remains a Commonwealth of the United States.
US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
After losing the Spanish-American War in 1898, Spain had to give up Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Cuba to the US, leaving Spain with only the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands, and continental Spain to its name.
The Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence. The Americans fought with the Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Filipinos against the Spanish. The American side won and then the US acquired three Spanish territories: the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The US also acquired Cuba although this was not a transfer from the Spanish.
Began in the Philippines, Ended in Puerto Rico
The Spanish American War.