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What territories did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish-American War?

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Representatives of Spain and the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris on December 10, 1898, which established the independence of Cuba, ceded Puerto Rico and Guam to the United States, and allowed the victorious power to purchase the Philippines Islands from Spain for $20 million
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Guam, the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico

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