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When did US acquired Philippines Islands and what year | Spain in 1898 |
What was the Treaty called to acquire Philippines | Treaty of Paris |
How much did US pay for the Philippines | $20 Million |
Guam - US acquired it from whom and for how much | Spain in 1898 |
Guam - Name the treaty | Treaty of Paris |
Guam - What was the purpose | Outpost, trade with China and National Defenses |
Midway Islands - US acquired them in what year | 1895 |
Midway Islands - Guano means | bat poop |
Midway Islands - Guano is used for | fertilizer and making gun powder |
Midway Islands - What was the purposes of the Islands | Outpost and National defense in WWII |
Hawaii - US acquired it from whom and what year | Standford Dole in 1898 |
Hawaii - Planters wanted it for what | natural resources |
Hawaii - Why did the Missionaries want this island | to spread religion |
Hawaii - Which Queen controlled Hawaii before Dole | Liliuokalani |
Hawaii - What are the purposes/uses of the Islands | Outpost, natural resources, pineapples, sugar cane and national defense |
Samoa (American) - US acquired it from whom and when | Germany in 1889 |
Samoa (American) - Name the treaty | Treaty of Berlin |
Samoa (American) - what are the current purposes/uses | outpost, trade in new markets and National Defense |
Alaska - US acquired it from which country and when | Russia in 1867 |
Alaska - How much did US pay Russia | $7.2 million or 2 cent per acre |
Alaska - how much US increased in size | 20% |
Alaska - Name some of the resources | timber, coal, fish, gold, oil |
Alaska - name some of the new job types | mining, fur trade |
Cuba - When and from whom US acquired a small part | Spain in 1901 |
Cuba - Name the agreement | Platt Amendment |
Cuba - gained its independence in the Treaty of | Paris |
Puerto Rico - US acquired it from which country and when | Spain in 1898 |
Puerto Rico - Name the treaty | Treaty of Paris |
Puerto Rico - Current purposes/use | National defense |
What year was Jarvis Island acquired by US | 1857 |
What year was Kingman Reef acquired by US | 1858 |
What year was Palmyra Atoll acquired by US | 1898 |
What year was Johnson Atoll acquired by US | 1898 |
What year was Wake Island acquired by US | 1899 |