What war did the United States acquire Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?

Explanation: Spanish American War

Photographic History of the Spanish American War , p. 36. On April 25, 1898 the United States declared war on Spain following the sinking of the Battleship Maine in Havana harbor on February 15, 1898. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on December 10, 1898.

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explanation: he is celebrated as a national hero in canada for successfully thwarting a united states takeover of canada during the war of 1812.