Expanded foreign trade was the economic benefit gained by the United States of America as a result of the Spanish-American War.
C. Expanded foreign trade
<u>Explanation:</u>
Spanish–American War took place in the year of 1898 between Spain and United States of America. The Spanish-American war was started due to the explosive attack on the battleship USS Maine in Havana Harbor. The war went on for four months and came to an end after signing the "Treaty of Paris.
The government of Spain and America signed this Treaty of Paris and made Cuba independent from Spain. America got the territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. So they expanded the foreign trade.
The XYZ Affair had a lasting impact on the U.S., even after peace was restored. The U.S. was not at all prepared for a naval battle, so the Department of the Navy was created in 1798 to oversee all naval affairs. Negative feelings about France resulted in the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798
An incident in which french agents attempted to get a bribe and loans from US diplomats in exchange for an agreement that French privateers would no longer attack American ships. It led to an undeclared Naval War between the two countries.