Question

Which of the following locations did the United States not acquire as a direct result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War? (choose one)

-Guam
-Philippines
-Puerto Rico
-Hawaii

Answer 1

I'm going to say Hawaii

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) Hawaii.

The location that the United States did not acquire as a direct result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War was Hawaii.

On January 17, 1893, Sanford Ballad Dole and some rich businessmen that owned sugar plantation overthrow the monarch of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani. The crew of US ship "Boston" was sent to protect the United States Citizens. US President William McKinley reached an agreement to annex Hawaii in 1898. Hawaii became a state until 1959, the same year Alaska became a state too.