The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific.
On April 25, 1898, the united states declared war on Spain and the secretary of the Navy, Theodore Roosevelt, ordered Dewey attack the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The battle of Manila Bay was the first hostile engagement in the Spanish-American war.
The Philippines , Guam and Puerto Rico .
it gave them power
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States had taken control of the Philippines from Spain.
The United States took the Philippines as a colony after taking control of it from Spain.
Spain gave the United States full control to the Philippines in December 1898.
Spain gave the United States full control to the Philippines in December 1898.
When congress accepted responsibility for the islands
first it was Spain, second it was the united states but then later on in time the united states gave the Philippine's their independence
Spain agreed to sell the Philippines to the United States
Hawaii was annexed by the United States as a key territory in the Pacific.
At various times Spain, the United States, and( for a short time) Japan, controlled the Philippines before that nation became independent in 1946
Spain lost the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico to the United States in 1898. Spain also lost the right to control Cuba after the Treaty of Paris.
"After the Spanish American war, The Philippines were ceded by Spain to the United States, which in turn paid Spain $20 million"