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Victims Of Imperialism In Guam

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Guam, an Island nation of 160,000 people has been a victim of Imperialism dating back to the 16th century.More than 65,000 of the population are called the Chamorro people, an indigenous population originally from the Mariana Islands.Many of the Chamorro people also live in the Northern Mariana Islands, another U.S. territory.Guam’s fate with imperial powers from the West began with Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan, who represented the King of Spain landed in Guam around 1521.Spanish General Miguel López de Legazpi claimed Guam for the Spanish throne in 1565.It eventually resulted in the Spanish-Chamorro War which lasted 25 years.Then it was followed by Japan’s brutal occupation during World War II.U.S.won a decisive battle against
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