With the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. The interim U.S. military government of the Philippine Islands experienced a period of great political turbulence, characterised by the Philippine -- American War. Beginning in 1901, the military government was replaced by a civilian government -- the Insular Government of the Philippine Islands -- with William Howard Taft serving as its first Governor-General. From 1901 to 1906 there also existed a series of revolutionary governments that lacked significant international diplomatic recognition.

Answer this question based on the passage: when did spain give the united states full control of the philippines? Okie... think carefully first, then make a decision:
The relevant information is: With the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898, Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States. So, the answer is December 10 , 1898.