Capture of Guam

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath Treaty of Paris 1898
gptkbp:casualties minimal
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Guam_Liberation_Day
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Guam_garrison
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_Henry_Glass
gptkbp:culturalHeritage American_culture_in_Guam
gptkbp:culturalImpact Americanization of Guam
gptkbp:date June 20, 1898
gptkbp:diplomaticRelations U.S._territorial_acquisition
gptkbp:electionYear gptkb:U.S._sovereignty_over_Guam
gptkbp:electronic_warfare naval artillery
gptkbp:events naval engagement
gptkbp:historical_analysis military historians
gptkbp:historicalContext colonialism
19th-century imperialism
gptkbp:historicalEvent turning_point_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:historicalImpact U.S.-Spanish relations
gptkbp:historicalPeriod imperialism
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Official reports
end_of_Spanish_colonial_rule
beginning_of_American_imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Guam
gptkbp:internationalCooperation European_powers
gptkbp:involved gptkb:U.S._Pacific_Fleet
USS Charleston
Spanish_garrison
gptkbp:legacy U.S._territorial_policy
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:Guam_Organic_Act_of_1950
gptkbp:location gptkb:Guam
gptkbp:mediaCoverage newspaper articles
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Admiral_George_Dewey
blockade
naval blockade
naval supremacy
successful capture
defeat_Spanish_forces
U.S._Navy_bases
establishment_of_U.S._territory
gptkbp:militaryService surprise attack
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkbp:politicalRole U.S._expansionism
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Spanish_rule_in_Guam
gptkbp:publicPerception heroic action
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Philippine–American_War
Battle of Manila Bay
gptkbp:result American_control_of_Guam
gptkbp:significance strategic naval base
gptkbp:strategicGoals Pacific theater
gateway_to_Asia
control_of_Pacific_islands
gptkbp:successor gptkb:American_rule_in_Guam
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Spain
gptkb:United_States