<P> The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris , negotiated on terms favorable to the U.S. 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 U.S. to cover infrastructure owned by Spain . </P>
<P> The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris , negotiated on terms favorable to the U.S. 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 U.S. to cover infrastructure owned by Spain . </P>
which territories did the us gain in the spanish-american war
which territories did the us gain in the spanish-american war
Puerto Rico Guam the Philippine islands
Puerto Rico Guam the Philippine islands