Question

How did the US gain control of the Philippines?(1 point)
Responses

It was purchased from Japan.
It was purchased from Japan.

Control was given to the US after the Spanish-American War.
Control was given to the US after the Spanish-American War.

It was annexed from Britain.
It was annexed from Britain.

It was given to the US after an agreement with China.

Answer 1

Control was given to the US after the Spanish–American War. (Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States under the 1898 Treaty of Paris.)