How did the end of the Spanish-American War establish the United States as a world power?
a. It gave the United States lands beyond its borders, making it an imperial power.
b. It marked the first U.S. major military victory against a world power.
c. It opened the Caribbean to the United States, giving it protectorates like European countries.
d. It led to the annexation of the Philippines, 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.
A
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