1987 â The Black Dragon Fire burnt a total of 72,884 square kilometres (28,141 sq mi) of forest along the Amur river, with three million acres (4687.5 square miles) destroyed on the Chinese side.
The US acquired Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-American War.Spain forfeited sovereignty over Cuba, although Cuba was controlled by the United States for four years.he Spanish-American War was mainly fought for Cuban independence. The Americans fought with the Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Filipinos against the Spanish. The American side wo â¦ n and then the US acquired three Spanish territories: the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico.
The border between the US and Mexico was fixed as the Rio Grande River, and the US took undisputed control of Texas. The US also gained the present day states of Utah, Nevada, and California. Parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Wyoming which had been part of Mexico became American territory. The acquisition of so much territory outraged critics of the war.