The United States acquired the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Yes.
The US claimed it as a spoils of war after the Spanish American War in 1898.
Puerto Rico.
The Spanish American War resulted in the US getting control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Philipine independence was recognized in 1946. Puerto Rico remains a Commonwealth of the United States.
Guam remains a US Territory acquired in the Spanish American War.
The United States acquired the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Yes.
The US claimed it as a spoils of war after the Spanish American War in 1898.
By the 1898 Treaty of Paris from Spain after the Spanish American War.
Guam
The Philippine Islands.
Puerto Rico.
The U.S. acquired Puerto Rico from Spain after the Spanish-American War.
The Spanish American War resulted in the US getting control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Philipine independence was recognized in 1946. Puerto Rico remains a Commonwealth of the United States.
The Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence. The Americans fought with the Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Filipinos against the Spanish. The American side won and then the US acquired three Spanish territories: the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The US also acquired Cuba although this was not a transfer from the Spanish.
The Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence. The Americans fought with the Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Filipinos against the Spanish. The American side won and then the US acquired three Spanish territories: the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. The US also acquired Cuba although this was not a transfer from the Spanish.