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This is a list of sovereign states in the 1940s, giving an overview of states around the world during the period between 1 January 1940 and 31 December 1949. It contains 106 entries, arranged alphabetically, with information on the status and recognition of their sovereignty .
1940s elections in the United States by state (61 C) 1940s in American sports by state (60 C) 0–9. 1940 in the United States by state or territory (52 C)
Liberia (Independent since 1847, US protectorate until post-WW2) Mexico City (1847) Midway; Nicaragua (1912–1933) Northern Mariana Islands; Palau; Palmyra Atoll; Panama (Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty turned Panama into a protectorate, protectorate until post-WW2) Panama Canal Zone (1903–1979) Philippines (1898–1946) Puerto Rico; Veracruz ...
The United States expropriated from Panama additional areas around the soon-to-be-built Madden Dam and annexed them to the Panama Canal Zone. [365] [373] Caribbean Sea: May 3, 1932 The United States adjusted the border at Punta Paitilla in the Canal Zone, returning a small amount of land to Panama. This was the site for a planned new American ...
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)
The codes of law of the colonies were often drawn directly from English law; indeed, English common law survives not only in Canada, but also throughout the United States. Eventually, it was a dispute over the meaning of some of these political ideals (especially political representation ) and republicanism that led to the American Revolution .
Concession of the United States in Panama First administered under the Isthmian Canal Commission, but later governorship was awarded for the Panama Canal Zone [4] Haiti: 1915–1934 Military occupation Occupied for the financial interests of the United States in the stabilization of Haiti, a part of the Banana Wars [5] Dominican Republic: 1916 ...
Colonial United States (Spanish) (12 C, 71 P) Pages in category "Colonization history of the United States" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total.