Territories annexed at the end of the spanish-american war that established the united states as an imperialist power included all of the following except a) guam. b) hawaii. c) puerto rico. d) the philippines.

The correct answer is B, as Hawaii wasn't annexed by the United States as a result of the Spanish-American War.

Explanation:

The Spanish-American War confronted Spain and the United States in 1898, as a result of the American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.

At the end of the conflict Spain was defeated and its main results were the loss of the island of Cuba (which was proclaimed an independent republic, but remained under American protection), as well as Puerto Rico, the Philippines and Guam, which became colonial dependencies of the United States. In the Philippines, the US occupation degenerated into the Philippine-American War of 1899-1902.

i think its the outcome of people's preferences.