On February the 15th, in 1898, The battleship Maine was sunk by the Spanish crown, in Havana Harbor. This was the reason why the United States declared war on Spain in May of the same year.
When the war ended, in December of 1898, Spain had lost all its control over the territories of Puerto Rico, Cuba, The Philippines Islands, and Guam, with some smaller islands as well.
The War ended with the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, that was signed on December 10th, 1898.
I believe it is B—California was admitted as a free state.
Answer:
Syphilis and Polio
Explanation:
The Columbian Exchange meant that apart from the movement of people, technology, and ideas, there were also diseases that were brought both tot he New World and to the Old World. The two diseases that were brought from the New World to the Old World were the syphilis and the polio. Despite these diseases not having the effect that the Old World diseases had on the Native Americans, still they managed to do lot of damage. Both of these diseases managed to kill lot of people, especially in the western part of Europe, and the reason was that the Europeans did not had immunity to them. It was not only the ordinary people that suffered from these diseases, but there were numerous rulers and people from the high aristocracy that fell victim to them as well.
Answer: The French Revolution!
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