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Aug 9, 2017 · U.S. relationship. Guam was claimed by Spain in 1565 and became a U.S. territory in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. Japan seized it for about 2 1/2 years during World War II. In 1950, an...
Aug 9, 2017 · The tiny western Pacific island of Guam has been a U.S. territory for over a century, and is considered a strategically important link between the U.S. and Asia. Yet given its significance, the...
- Becky Little
Guam was fully colonized by Spain in 1668. Between the 16th and 18th centuries, Guam was an important stopover for Spanish Manila galleons. During the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam on June 21, 1898. Under the 1898 Treaty of Paris, Spain ceded Guam to the U.S. effective April 11, 1899.
Aug 9, 2017 · Mark Fritz. Wed, Aug 9, 2017, 12:37 PM. Guam, the United States territory that Japan invaded right after bombing Pearl Harbor, is almost as important to the U.S. historically as it...
Apr 30, 2021 · To the U.S., Guam is just a “strategic military colony,” Lujan Bevacqua said. When Leon Guerrero discovered a military base was being built where ancient human remains were found, she...
May 1, 2024 · Recent News. May 6, 2024, 1:34 AM ET (ABC News (Australia)) Palau inks security partnership with Guam. Guam, island and unincorporated territory of the United States in the North Pacific Ocean, the largest, most populous, and southernmost of the Mariana Islands.
Dec 14, 2021 · Guam serves as a forward US base for the Western Pacific and is home to thousands of American military personnel. Total federal spending (defense and non-defense) amounted to $1.988 billion in 2016, or 34.2 of Guam’s GDP.
