Question

As a result of the Spanish-American War, what islands in the Pacific Ocean did the United States gain control of?

A. the Galapagos Islands
B. the Hawaiian Islands
C. the Aleutian Islands
D. the Philippine Islands

Answer 1

As a result of the Spanish-American War, the islands in the Pacific Ocean that the United States gained control of were "D. the Philippine Islands," since these had previously been a Spanish possession.