Want this question answered?
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded to the US by Spain. The US purchased the Philippines from Spain for $20 million.
Spain's New World Empire.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and other former Spanish territories.
The 1898 Treaty of Paris.
It wasn't. It was granted Independence from Spain under the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded to the US by Spain. The US purchased the Philippines from Spain for $20 million.
The Treaty of Paris (1898)
Spain's New World Empire.
Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and other former Spanish territories.
By the 1898 Treaty of Paris from Spain after the Spanish American War.
In 1898, the U.S. declared war on Spain, which the Spaniards lost. After the war, a treaty was signed in Paris, France in which transferred ownership of several territories from Spain to the U.S. including the Philippines. The treaty also stipulated payment of US$ 20 million for the Philippines.
August 12 1898 treaty of Paris signed by US and Spain
The 1898 Treaty of Paris.
Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines
Spain lost the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the United States in 1898. Spain also lost the right to control Cuba after the Treaty of Paris.
It wasn't. It was granted Independence from Spain under the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
The 1898 Treaty of Paris.