[Junior]

Puerto Rico, Guam, and a bunch of islands somewhere way out in the Pacific. We also took Cuba, which we granted independence, and the Philippines, which we held onto until 1947 or thereabouts.

[Ditto]

"...and the Philippines, which we held onto until 1947 or thereabouts.

In the 1920s, the US promised Phillippines independence in 1944. Keep in mind that half of the country was barely out of the stone age then, and a lot of education and infrastructure needed developed to have the have any chance of success. But we helped them establish their own government structures, a civil service, a military (that's who MacArthur, who was retired from the US Army, was training, reporting to President Quezon, when WWII broke out). The War delayed their independence for only 2 years --- to July 4, 1946. Pretty remarkable actually. It hasn't worked out perfectly there, but over the last 55 years, they have done a damn sight better than 90% of 3rd world countries.