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The first humans arrived in Guam between 2000 and 1500 BCE. [[Monarchy of Spain (1516–1700)|Spanish]] colonizers first arrived in 1521 and took over in the 1550s.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter= | The first humans arrived in Guam between 2000 and 1500 BCE. [[Monarchy of Spain (1516–1700)|Spanish]] colonizers first arrived in 1521 and took over in the 1550s.<ref name=":02">{{Citation|author=David Vine|year=2020|title=The United States of War|chapter=The Military Opens Doors|page=203–4|city=Oakland|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=9780520972070|lg=http://library.lol/main/191568BFAC73F009132DB00ECD0F0F05}}</ref> | ||
The United States under President [[William McKinley]] invaded and occupied Guam in 1898 shortly after the invasion of [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Danny Shaw|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=The struggle for self-determination in Hawaiʻi|date=2017-07-07|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/the-struggle-for-self-determination-in-hawaii/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925060224/https://www.liberationschool.org/the-struggle-for-self-determination-in-hawaii/|archive-date=2022-09-25|retrieved=2023-02-04}}</ref> | The United States under President [[William McKinley]] invaded and occupied Guam in 1898 shortly after the invasion of [[Hawaii]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Danny Shaw|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=The struggle for self-determination in Hawaiʻi|date=2017-07-07|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/the-struggle-for-self-determination-in-hawaii/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925060224/https://www.liberationschool.org/the-struggle-for-self-determination-in-hawaii/|archive-date=2022-09-25|retrieved=2023-02-04}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:42, 21 July 2023
| Guam Guåhan | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
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| Capital | Hagåtña |
| Largest city | Dededo |
| Official languages | Chamorro English |
| Dominant mode of production | Capitalism |
| Government | U.S. military occupation |
| Area | |
• Total | 540 km² |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 168,801 |
Guam is a U.S. colony in the western Pacific Ocean. In January 2023, the U.S. Marines opened a new base on the island that will contain 5,000 Marines to be used against China.[1]
History
The first humans arrived in Guam between 2000 and 1500 BCE. Spanish colonizers first arrived in 1521 and took over in the 1550s.[2]
The United States under President William McKinley invaded and occupied Guam in 1898 shortly after the invasion of Hawaii.[3]
References
- ↑ Dave DeCamp (2023-01-26). "US Marines Open New Base on Guam to Prepare for Future War With China" Antiwar.com. Archived from the original on 2023-01-29. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
- ↑ David Vine (2020). The United States of War: 'The Military Opens Doors' (pp. 203–4). Oakland: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520972070 [LG]
- ↑ Danny Shaw (2017-07-07). "The struggle for self-determination in Hawaiʻi" Liberation School. Archived from the original on 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2023-02-04.