Spain did not give up its African colonies. It lost Cuba and the Philippines.
American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands.
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The US gained control of the Philippines and Cuba as a result of the Spanish-American War, which would include Manila Bay.
A major result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States obtained overseas colonies.
True, Guam became a US Territory as a result of the Spanish American War.
American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands.
False.
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Spanish American War
The US gained control of the Philippines and Cuba as a result of the Spanish-American War, which would include Manila Bay.
Cuba, but the US placed several restrictions on that Independence.
A major result of the Spanish-American War was that the United States obtained overseas colonies.
The Spanish American War ennded and the Philippine American War began.
Guam was not sold to the United States, but was obtained from Spain following the Treaty of Paris in 1898, as a result of the American victory in the Spanish American War.
The U. S. gained Cuba as a result of the Spanish-American War in 1898. They were granted Independence at a later date I have not researched yet.
The US took control of Puerto Rico and the Philippines as a result of the Spanish-American War, when the US fought Spain in a short war.
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.