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Alaska
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Largest new territory aqquired by the US after the Civil War. Purchased from Russia in 1867. Became a state in 1959
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Philippines
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Turned over by Spain as a term in the peace treaty of the Spanish-American War.
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Guam
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Turned over by Spain as a term in the peace treaty of the Spanish-American War.
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Puerto Rico
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Turned over by Spain as a term in the peace treaty of the Spanish-American War.
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Cuba
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Granted independence from Spain after the Spanish-American War, but remained under US control from 1898 to 1902.
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Hawaii
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American buisnesses in Hawaii wanted the US to take it over for a long time. In 1893, a US backed revolution overthrew Queen Liliuokalani. Annexed in 1898.
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Panama Canal Zone
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Leased it from Panama gov't.
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Panama Canal
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Reduced the journey from the East Coast to the West Coast by 7,800 miles. Very important to US shipping.
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