over the course of seven hours there were coordinated japanese attacks Attack on the u.s.-held philippines , guam and wake island and on the british empire in malaya , singapore , and hong kong .

the result was the 1898 treaty of paris , negotiated Communication on terms favorable to the u.s. which allowed Preventing_or_letting it temporary control Control of cuba and ceded Surrendering ownership of puerto rico , guam , and the philippine islands .

the 2008 guam b-52 crash was a fatal crash Catastrophe of a united states air force ( usaf ) b-52h stratofortress on 21 july 2008 .

the aircraft , operating Being_in_operation out of andersen air force base , crashed Catastrophe into the pacific ocean during a training flight Motion approximately northwest of apra harbor , guam .

the american national weather service stated Statement that an unexpected rise in wind shear kept Preventing_or_letting the system from intensifying much further before reaching guam .

dolphin passed Motion_directional between guam and rota , producing Creating gusts of at andersen air force base on northern guam .

dolphin passed Motion_directional between guam and rota , producing Creating gusts of at andersen air force base on northern guam .

damage Damaging in the guam national weather service area of responsibility totaled $ 1 million ( 1997 usd , $ 2019 usd ) , the majority of it from crop damage Damaging .