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Guam first came under United States control after it was captured without bloodshed on June 20, 1898, during the Spanish American War. It was permanently ceded to the U.S. by Spain at the signing of a "Protocol of Peace" between the U.S. and Spain. It was invaded by the Japanese during WWII,1941, and Liberated by the U.S. Marine Corps on July 21, 1944. Guam is currently a U.S. Territory, housing an Air Force Base, a Naval Base, a Naval Hospital, and soon a Marine Base.
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What year did the US purchase Guam?
The US acquired Guam in 1898 in the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Spanish-American War.
What Pacific island was acquired by the US as a result of the Spanish-American War?
Guam remains a US Territory acquired in the Spanish American War.
What territories were acquired in the US in 1898?
Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Leasing rights in Cuba.
How was Guam acquired?
The US claimed it as a spoils of war after the Spanish American War in 1898.
When was Guam acquired?
1898.
What were the 3 regions the US acquired after the Spanish American War?
The Philippines, Guam and Puerto Rico.
Pacific island acquired by the US as a result of the Spanish-American war?
Guam, a lovely island with 178,000 residents.
When was Guam island acquired?
year of 1898
Which was acquired by the US first Guam or Puerto Rico?
Both were ceded by Spain at the same time in the 1898 Treaty of Paris.
When was Guam imperialized?
After the Japanese acquired it in WW2... in 1944 at the end of the way it was turned back to US hands and is an organized unincorporated territory.
Which US territory acquired during the Spanish-American War is directly east of the Philippines and is home to an important US air and naval base?
K12 says the answer is Guam.
What does granted to the US a result of their victory in the Spanish American war?
The US acquired Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico!!!*****Important*****_THE_UNITED_STATES NEVER ENDED UP ACQUIRING CUBA!!!!"
