I think the answer is the first choice but I'm not 100% sure
<span>The Spanish American War took place in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines. Thank you!</span>
<span>The city grew overcrowded, promoted disease, disrupted supplies. The moral of soldiers also dropped significantly.</span>
Being along oceans or major water ways made trade to other areas more accessible, which attributed to those cities' economic and financial growth.
