How did the end of the Spanish-American War impact the influence of the United States on the world stage?
A) It gave the United States lands beyond its borders for the first time, making it an imperial power.
B) It marked the United States’ first major military victory against a world power and established America as an overseas empire.
C) It opened the Caribbean to the United States, giving it protectorates as with European countries.
D) It led to the annexation of Hawaii, giving the United States a stronghold in the Pacific and access to all of Asia.
E) It showed the rest of the world that the United States was militarily powerful and diplomatically weak, like most other world powers.
Answer: B
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