AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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the Philippines
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Guam
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Puerto Rico
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Hawaii
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most recent territories to become U.S. states were Alaska and Hawaii, both in 1959. Others, such as the Philippines, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and Palau, later became independent nations. Politically and economically, the territories are underdeveloped.
Detailed explanation-2: -Guam, island and unincorporated territory of the United States in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands. It lies about 5, 800 miles (9, 300 km) west of San Francisco and 1, 600 miles (2, 600 km) east of Manila. Hagåtña (Agana) is the capital.
Detailed explanation-3: -As of August 2021, the United States controlled five unincorporated, organized, inhabited territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.