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    Guam ( / ˈɡwɑːm / ⓘ GWAHM; Chamorro: Guåhan [ˈɡʷɑhɑn]) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. [4] [5] Guam's capital is Hagåtña, and the most populous village is Dededo. It is the westernmost point and territory of the United States, reckoned from ...

  2. Aug 9, 2017 · The only reason America annexed Guam and its Chamorro inhabitants all those years ago was because the U.S. was at war with Spain. When the Spanish-American War broke out in April of 1898, Guam was ...

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  4. Apr 30, 2021 · The overwhelming support for statehood is the highest margin of support when compared with Puerto Rico and Guam residents. With about 55% voter turnout, 52.34% of Puerto Ricans voted yes to ...

  5. Feb 18, 2020 · Although Guam’s residents are citizens of the US, they do not vote for president nor do they have any real representation at the national level, aside from a non-voting House delegate. The Organic Act of Guam, which ended naval rule and implemented measures of self-government, established the island’s local government after WWII. These ...

  6. Aug 9, 2017 · The US Relationship With Guam, Explained. 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 ...

  7. 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 act ...

  8. Dec 14, 2021 · Guam became a hub for whalers and traders in the western Pacific in the early 1800s. During the 1898 Spanish-American War, the US Navy occupied Guam and set up a military administration. The US Navy opposed local control of government despite repeated petitions by Chamorro. Japan invaded Guam in 1941 and instituted a repressive regime.

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