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alaska
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The largest new territory owned by the U.S. after the Civil War. We purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 and did not become a state until 1959. We wanted rights to fish in Alaskan waters.
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phillipiens
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by the terms of the peace treaty of the spanish american war spain turned over the phillipiens to the U.S.
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guam
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by the terms of the peace treaty of the spanish american war spain turned over guam to the U.S.
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pueto rico
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allowed puerto rico legislature elected by the people 1917 citizens:common riches status.
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cuba
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cuba was granted indipendence from spain but it remaned under american control from 1898 to 1902
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hawaii
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no warning on the bombing of perl harber december 7 1941
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panama canal zone
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built by the U.S. between 1904 and 1914 to 1914 after the U.S. support in their quest for indipendence from columbia
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panama canal
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a canal built connecting the atlantic and the pacific ocen
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