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Cuba
the United States assisted in war to protect its citizens and businesses in Cuba. This war was known as the Spanish-American War. The United States declared war on Spain after the U.S. warship, the Maine, exploded and sank on February 15, 1898 while visiting Havana, Cuba. -
Guam
Apart from guaranteeing the independence of Cuba, the Treaty Of Paris also forced Spain to cede Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States. -
Philli[ines
After Spain's defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898 , Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. The decision by U.S. policymakers to annex the Philippines was not without domestic controversy.
