What island was claimed as a spanish territory in 1565, passed into american then japanese hands .....?

Question

.......what island was claimed as a spanish territory in 1565, passed into american then japanese hands before becoming a US territory in 1944 ?

Answer 1

The Spanish East Indies (aka the Philipines)

Answer 2

philipines

Answer 3

philipines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Philipp...

Answer 4

Guam, if memory serves.  The Philippenes never were a US Territory.