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.
From Spain.
From Spain.
Spain ceded them to the US after the Spanish-American War.
Spain
False. They were ceded by Spain.
In 1898 as spoils of the Spanish-American War.
Spain
From Spain as a result of 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.
In 1898 a peace treaty was signed between The United States and Spain who had been at war. This war was known as the Spanish-American War. Because Spain lost the war it had to turn over Cuba, The Philipines, Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States as part of the conditions for peace.
The Spanish American War which involved the Philippines, Guam, Cuba and Puerto Rico.