Countries In Imperialism

Hawaii

1898

Hawaii is annexed by (US McKinley)

Gained Territories

1898

Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico became territories of the United States as part of the terms of the Treaty of Paris that officially ended the Spanish-American War

Cuba

1898

a large island nation about 90 miles off the coast of Florida that was a colony of Spain until freed in the Spanish-American War

Philippines

Jun 2, 1902

The Treaty of Paris gave the US the Philippines after the Spanish American War, but they purchased the Philippines for $20 Million. The Philippines wanted to be their own country, so we fought the Philippine-American War which was brutal.
The Philippines won and now are their own independent country