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Hawaii was needed as a Navy operating base and coaling station.

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Cuba was granted independence. Puerto Rico and Guam were annexed and the Philippine Islands were purchased from Spain for $20 milllion.

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The United States gained Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.

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Which territory gained in the Spanish American War was at the center of a great debate over annexation?

Cuba.


The Philippines became an American protectorate after the Spanish American War?

They declared their independence and began the Philippine American War.


The US gained the Territory of Alaska following the Spanish American War?

False, the purchase of Alaska was made in 1867.


The annexation of the Philippines Guam and Puerto Rico were a result of which conflict?

The Spanish American War.


What major events occured around the time of the Spanish American War?

The annexation of Hawaii.


Why was Hawaii annexed at the outbreak of the Spanish American War?

The forced annexation was not related to the Spanish American War but was a take over by businessmen for their financial benefit.


What are some examples of useful expansion?

The Mexican American War. The Louisianan Purchase. The Alaskan Purchase. Theft of the Oregon Territories. Annexation of Texas Annexation of Hawaii The Spanish American War (Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands)


Was in Spain?

Cuba was a Spanish Territory until the Spanish American War.


Was Spain in Cuba?

Cuba was a Spanish Territory until the Spanish American War.


Why did the annexation of the Philippines cause more suffering than the spanish American war itself?

People died


True or false the US gained territory in the Pacific as a result of the Spanish-American War?

True, Guam became a US Territory as a result of the Spanish American War.


Did the US gain Guam in the Spanish-American War?

Yes, Guam became a US Territory as a result of the Spanish American War.