What was the conclusion of the Spanish American War?

The Spanish-American War concluded with the United States
winning the war very easily.  At the conclusion of the war, many of Spain's remaining
overseas possessions were taken from Spain and either given their independence or put
into the possession of other countries.

The United States
took a few of Spain's possessions for itself.  For example, it took Puerto Rico, the
Philippines, and the island of Guam in the Northern Mariana Islands (in the western
Pacific).  Cuba, which was one of the major reasons for the war, was given at least
nominal independence.

With its military decisively defeated
and its territories taken away, Spain came out very badly at the conclusion of this
war.