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Which of the Following Was a Result of the Spanish-American

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Which of the following was a result of the Spanish-American War?


A) Puerto Rico and Guam became states in which residents could vote in U.S. presidential elections but were denied the ability to pay taxes for government services.
B) Newly acquired territories lacked statehood, but all residents gained full representation in Congress and the ability to vote in presidential elections.
C) Despite having promised Cubans independence, the United States gained Cuba as a territory and did little to curb the spread of widespread disease there.
D) The United States gained strategic territories in the Pacific and Latin America without acknowledging the people of those territories as having full representation in the republic.
E) The United States gained the Panama Canal Zone in Central America, which linked the East Coast to California, because of Panama's role in the war.

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