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Cuba
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 -
Gained Territories
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 -
Hawaii
Hawaii is annexed by (US McKinley) -
Philippines
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
