<span>The cession of the Philippines involved a payment of $20 million from the United States to Spain. The treaty was signed on December 10, 1898, and ended the Spanish–American War. The Treaty of Paris came into effect on April 11, 1899, when the documents of ratification were exchanged.</span>
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D. It was the Capital (or center) of the Babylon empire
<span>They thought they had to win only the good will of the people while they ignored military strategy.</span>
