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2023-11-27 19:22:15 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AE86712FEEF265EE7E65BC8D8B784997D277C233B8E4EA36287FBB2D583FD72E
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The US has acquired numerous territories through conflict, including: 1848, Mexico ceded 55% of its territory: https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/treaty-of-guadalupe-hidalgo 1898, Spain ceded Guam, Puerto Rico & The Philippines. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/spanish-american-war 1899, US acquires American Samoa after the 2nd Samoan Civil War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripartite_Convention
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