The Spanish-American War helped the United States to:
become a strong leader in the Americas.
prevent foreign expansion into the Americas.
Explanation:
With the Spanish defeat on all fronts, they chose to sign the reconciliation, which ended hostilities.
What follows is a formal peace agreement, the Paris Treaty, which was concluded in December.
Under the treaty, Spain released Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines into the United States.
It also surrendered its rights to Cuba and enabled the island to become independent under Washington's leadership. Although the conflict effectively marked the end of the Spanish Empire.
it saw the rise of the United States as a world power and helped to heal the division caused by the civil war. Although a short war, the conflict led to America's long involvement in Cuba, as well as the emergence of the Philippine-American War.
