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

Question

Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
• 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:

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

The Spanish-American War (1898) led to the decline of Spanish power and influence in the Americas, while the United States emerged as a significant power with expanded influence, including territories in the Eastern Hemisphere, such as the Philippines.