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History of Guam in maps
Guam as it appears in 4 interactive history atlases, from 1931 to 1989: Guam. Each era below lists who ruled the land and when control changed, linked to the dated map that shows it.
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What was Guam before it was Guam? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History atlases — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Guam · Industrial Revolution
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Guam (US) · Road to WW2
| Colonial empires & possessions — the opening position |
ROAD TO WW2: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
Guam · WW2
Guam (US) · Refugee crises
Guam, an American island territory in the western Pacific, became the first stop for the 1975 evacuation. In Operation New Life about 112,000 Vietnamese and Cambodians passed through tent cities at Orote Point and other sites between April and October before flying on to camps in the continental United States.
| Western bloc or democracy — the opening position |
REFUGEE CRISES: EVERY CHAPTER AND MAP →
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