True.
Spain lost territory in 1898 as opposed to gaining it. Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines were bequeathed by Spain to the United States according to the Treaty of Paris of 1898.
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Leasing rights in Cuba.
From Spain.
From Spain.
In 1898 as spoils of the Spanish-American War.
The United States received Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
False. They were ceded by Spain.
guam ;philipine;petu rico
In 1898.
Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.
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.