one result of the spanish american war of 1898 was that the united states was
Spanish–American War The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the US which allowed it temporary control of Cuba and ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine islands. The cession of the Philippines involved payment of $20 million ($588,320,000 today) to Spain by the US to cover infrastructure owned by Spain.[25]