<span>The first territory outside the north American continent acquired by the United States was...?</span>
This 1968 political cartoon captures the struggle of Lyndon B. Johnson's time as President. While Johnson dreamed of a "Great Society," his presidency was haunted by the specter of Vietnam. Much of the funding he hoped to spend on social reforms went towards war in southeast Asia.
President Johnson announced that the union was restored in December 1865
