The Spanish-American war of 1898.
Control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam.
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.
On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American war, Puerto Rico was invaded by the United States with a landing at Guánica.As an outcome of the war, Spain ceded Puerto Rico, along with Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris.
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Hawaii was not yet a part of United States and so no it did not sign the treaty of Paris. However, the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico were obtained by the US.
P.R. was the Foraker Act. Guam was the Treaty Of Paris.
Control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Pacific island of Guam.
The Treaty of Paris.
In 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.
On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American war, Puerto Rico was invaded by the United States with a landing at Guánica.As an outcome of the war, Spain ceded Puerto Rico, along with Cuba, the Philippines, and Guam to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris.
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December 10, 1898 in the treaty of Paris
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The Treaty of Paris at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1898.
The Treaty of Paris, which brought an end to the Spanish-American War, granted independence to Cuba. The treaty was signed in 1898.