What is the chronological order of
seizing of Puerto Rico
Alaska Purchase
expansion into Guam
annexation of Hawaii

Question

What is the chronological order of
seizing of Puerto Rico
Alaska Purchase
expansion into Guam
annexation of Hawaii

Accepted Answer

∻Answer∻ ⚹ The chronological order is: Alaska Purchase, seizing of Puerto Rico, annexation of Hawaii, expansion into Guam. ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ U.S. Territorial Expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ The Alaska Purchase occurred in 1867 when the United States bought Alaska from Russia. The seizing of Puerto Rico happened in 1898 as a result of the Spanish-American War. Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898 as well, but the formal process was completed shortly after the events in Puerto Rico. Lastly, Guam was ceded to the U.S. by Spain as part of the Treaty of Paris, which concluded the Spanish-American War in December 1898, but the U.S. took formal control in 1899. ⚹◊What impact did the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii have on the United States' expansion in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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