1

4

2

5 6

3

87

American Samoa

4

US VirginIslands

5 6

Northern Mariana Islands

87

1

Puerto Rico

2

Guam ?

3

??

1

4

2

5 Cuba

3

8Philippines

1

4

2

5 6

3

Taiwan7

1

4

2

5 6

3

87

Dates of the surrender of local military troops

Spanish American War

• Puerto Rico -- August 12, 1898

• Cuba -- July 17, 1898

• Philippines -- August 14, 1898

• Guam -- June 21, 1898

World War II in the Pacific

• Taiwan -- October 25, 1945

Military government continues until legally supplanted, and a formal announcement is required

Location End of USMG USMG supplanted by

Puerto Rico May 1, 1900 civil government for Puerto Rico is established

Cuba May 20, 1902 civil government for Cuba begins operations as Republic of Cuba

Philippines July 4, 1901

after a period of Executive Government, a civil government for the Philippines is

established

Guam July 1, 1950 civil government for Guam is established

Taiwan * not yet *

from Oct. 25, 1945 to the present, no civil government operations recognized by the

principal occupying power of the SFPT have commenced in Taiwan

American Samoa

Puerto Rico

US Virgin Islands

Guam Cuba

Northern Mariana Islands

TaiwanPhilippines

Acquirement of territory under the principle of conquest

• the United States is the conqueror,

• the United States is the (principal) occupying power,

• the territory was actually ceded in the post-war peace treaty.