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  2. Recovered Territories - Wikipedia

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    The "Recovered Territories" after the transfer still contained a substantial German population. The Polish administration set up a "Ministry for the Recovered Territories", headed by the then deputy prime minister Władysław Gomułka. [69] A "Bureau for Repatriation" was to supervise and organize the expulsions and resettlements.

  3. List of countries formerly ruled by the United States

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    Name of territory Dates Status Comments The Philippines: 1898–1946 Unincorporated territory First under military administration, later under an insular government in preparation for independence [1] Cuba: 1898–1902 Provisional military government Under military administration after Spain ceded Cuba to the United States [2] Puerto Rico: 1898 ...

  4. United States territorial acquisitions table - Wikipedia

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    Accession Date Area (sq.mi.) Area (km 2.) Cost in dollars Original territory of the Thirteen States (western lands, roughly between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains, were claimed but not administered by the states and were all ceded to the federal government or new states by 1802)

  5. Territorial evolution of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The act organizing Wyoming Territory became law on this date, but it is unclear if the territory could be considered "organized" until May 19, 1869, as the act specifies it was not to take effect until a government is organized; however, all sources use this date as the creation, and most use it for the organization, of the territory.

  6. Polish population transfers in 1944–1946 - Wikipedia

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    The disputed territories were split in Riga between the Second Polish Republic and the Soviet Union representing Ukrainian SSR (part of the Soviet Union after 1923). In the following few years in Kresy , the lands assigned to sovereign Poland, some 8,265 Polish farmers were resettled with help from the government. [ 25 ]

  7. The true story of how American landowners overthrew the ... - AOL

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    The annexation of Hawaii as a U.S. territory was finalized by August 12, 1898, and marked the end of the island nation's independence. Hawaii would not become an official U.S. state until 1959.

  8. Territories of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Territories are classified by incorporation and whether they have an "organized" government established by an organic act passed by the Congress. [3] American territories are under American sovereignty and may be treated as part of the U.S. proper in some ways and not others (i.e., territories belong to, but are not considered part of the U.S ...

  9. Category : Former regions and territories of the United States

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    California Territory; Central New York Military Tract; Cherokee Commission; Cherokee Nation (1794–1907) Cherokee Outlet; Cherokee Strip (Kansas) Coalition Provisional Authority; College Lands; List of territorial claims and designations in Colorado; Confederate States of America; Congress Lands; Congress Lands East of Scioto River