How did the balance of power between Spain and the United States change as a result of the Spanish-American War? Select the two correct answers.

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U.S. influence in the Western Hemisphere declined.

Spanish influence in the Western Hemisphere declined.

U.S. influence in the Eastern Hemisphere increased.

Spanish influence in the Eastern Hemisphere increased.

Both Spanish and U.S. influence declined in the Eastern Hemisphere.

Answer 1

The correct answers are:

1. Spanish influence in the Western Hemisphere declined.
2. U.S. influence in the Eastern Hemisphere increased.

The Spanish-American War (1898) resulted in the decline of Spanish colonial power, particularly in the Americas, and it marked the rise of the United States as an imperial power with interests extending beyond its borders, including the Pacific and Asia.