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.
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.
In winning the Spanish-American war, in 1898, America gained temporary control of Cuba and indefinite colonial authority of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines from the Spanish. In 1946 the Philippines gained independence from the U.S, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still today U.S territories. They also got a neverending headache because of Cuba.
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded by Spain to the US. The Philippines were sold to the US by Spain for $20 million.
The United States received Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Spain ceded Guam and Puerto Rico to the US and sold the Philippines to the US for $20 million 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.
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.
In winning the Spanish-American war, in 1898, America gained temporary control of Cuba and indefinite colonial authority of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines from the Spanish. In 1946 the Philippines gained independence from the U.S, but Guam and Puerto Rico are still today U.S territories. They also got a neverending headache because of Cuba.
William McKinley.
Cuba was granted independence. Guam and Puerto Rico were ceded by Spain to the US. The Philippines were sold to the US by Spain for $20 million.
The United States received Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines were purchased by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War of 1898, while William McKinley was President. (The Philippines gained its independence from the United States in 1946.)
No countries were, only Spanish territories. They were Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Cuba and the Philippines are now countries today as they got their independence from the US, however, Puerto Rico and Guam are still American territories.
US gained Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
False. They were ceded by Spain.
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.