<span>The
United States purchased the Spanish-colonized-countries such as Philippine
Archipelago, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam and some parts in North America under the
Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898 and came into full effect on April 9, 1899
after the ratification. This became the indicator that the Spanish-American War
has ended. The Spain sold the Philppine archipelago for $20,000,000 after
colonizing it for 333 years. Simply, through the Treaty of Paris, the United States
got all the remaining countries colonized by the Spanish empire.</span>
The answer is Germany. Starting in the late 19th century forwards
Britain had a relative economic decline as other states such
as the United States and Germany held up. In 1870, Britain's output per head
was the second highest in the world after Australia. By 1914, it was fourth in
the ranking. This was before the World War 1.
