ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɡwˈɑːm ænd pwˈɛɹɾoʊ ɹˈiːkoʊ, ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts ɐkwˈaɪɚd ðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːnz fɹʌm spˈeɪn fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə spˈænɪʃ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən wˈɔːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ænd ɪt bɪkˌeɪm juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi.
Along with Guam and Puerto Rico, the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain following the Spanish–American War in 1898 and it became United States territory.