Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines, Virgin Islands.
In WWII, Alaska & Hawaii were US Territories; NOT STATES. The US Mainland was referred to, as "the states."
A big part of the western USA was acquired from Mexico via the Mexican-American war.The Spanish-American war gained Puerto Rico and Guam as US territories.
Texas and a few other territories in the USA were promised to Mexico in return for support in the war. The communication was intercepted by Britain and sent to the US, bringing her into the war.
The US victory in the Spanish American War resulted in the US gaining possession and/or control of many new territories. These and other territorial gains resulted in the creation of a new far flung empire.
philipines
They still hold Guam and Puerto Rico as US Territories.
Most of the US Imperial territory was taken from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War in 1898. Some other territories came as a result of negotiations with the other Great Powers and some more territories came as a result of World War II.
They still hold Guam and Puerto Rico as US Territories.
Before the war Hawaii was annexed. After the war Guam and Puerto Rico were annexed which remain Territories and the Philippines which was granted independence after WW2.
Alaska
The United States did not want to acquire japan. Japan wanted to expand, resulting in the war in the pacific in World War II. Even after the U.S. defeated japan in World War II, the US allowed Japan to maintain its sovereignty.
To what end? The US gained no territories as a result of the First World War.
world war two
Most of the US Imperial territory was taken from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War in 1898. Some other territories came as a result of negotiations with the other Great Powers and some more territories came as a result of World War II.
Most of the US Imperial territory was taken from the Spanish in the Spanish-American War in 1898. Some other territories came as a result of negotiations with the other Great Powers and some more territories came as a result of World War II.
The United States did not acquire several locations directly as a result of its victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War. Notably, territories like Hawaii and Alaska were not part of the treaty outcomes; Hawaii was annexed in 1898 prior to the war, and Alaska was purchased from Russia in 1867. Additionally, the U.S. did not acquire any territories in Europe or South America as a result of this conflict.