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2023-11-27 14:36:38 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F4537DA1EF168F649AC00E84671B7F1C0BC9D663CEBCEDBF594B8F15775B3700
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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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