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Guam Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Guam through this timeline game. Test your knowledge of key events and figures that have shaped the island’s past.

  • Players must place events in their correct chronological order
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  • 1500 BC: First settlement by the Chamorro people
  • 1565: Spanish colonization of Guam
  • 1668: Guam becomes a part of the Spanish East Indies
  • 1762: British occupation of Guam during the Seven Years' War
  • 1898: Treaty of Paris cedes Guam to the United States after the Spanish-American War
  • 1899: Guam becomes a territory of the United States
  • 1941-1944: Japanese occupation of Guam during World War II
  • 1950: Guam becomes an unincorporated territory of the United States
  • 1952: Establishment of the University of Guam
  • 1962: Typhoon Karen devastates Guam
  • 1968: Reversion of ancestral lands to the Chamorro people
  • 1970s: Guam becomes a popular tourist destination
  • 1981: Guam National Wildlife Refuge established
  • 2000s: United States military buildup on Guam
  • 2016: Construction of the Guam Museum
  • 2018: Typhoon Mangkhut hits Guam
  • 2020: COVID-19 pandemic impacts tourism on Guam
  • 2021: Guam achieves vaccination milestone against COVID-19
  • 2022: Development of new hotels and resorts on Guam
  • 2024: Guam hosts Festival of Pacific Arts

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