Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Leasing rights in Cuba.
By treaty with Spain.
The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
Because the United States acquired the territories of Puerto Rico, Cuba, GUAM and the Philippines.
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The US gained possession of Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Phillipines. Note that although the US no longer owns Cuba, it does still control Guantanamo Bay, and the Philippines was granted Independence after WW2.
Guantanamo Bay!
The Philippines which has since gained independence, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still US Territories.
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 USA became a world power for the first time, and acquired from Spain Puerto Rico, Cuba, Guam and the Philippines; and later in 1898 annexed Hawaii.
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.
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.