Multiple choice

After the Spanish-American War, where did America's influence expand?

  1. Mexico and Cuba

  2. Mexico and Puerto Rico

  3. Cuba and Puerto Rico

  4. Cuba and Jamaica

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Following its victory in the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States acquired Puerto Rico as a territory and established a military occupation and subsequent protectorate status over Cuba. Jamaica remained a British colony, and Mexico was not involved in the territorial transfers of the war.