Which statement describes a result of the Spanish-American War?
a. President McKinley was forced out of office over his conduct of the war.
b. Spain retained all of its possessions and regained its status of a world power.
c. The conflict reopened old Civil War wounds between the North and South.
d. The United States acquired territories in the Pacific and the Caribbean.
The best statement would be "d. The United States acquired territories in the Pacific and the Caribbean", since the Spanish ceded these territories as part of the peace treaty.