D to overthrow Fidel Castro
The convention was held during a year of violence, political turbulence, and civil unrest, particularly riots in more than 100 cities following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4. The convention also followed the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy on June 5. Both Kennedy and Senator Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota had been running for the Democratic nomination at the time.
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Explanation:
Many people felt that their lives would be better off if the colonies remained under British rule. Some were simply afraid to go up against the might of the British army. Others had business interests in England and knew that English trade was important to the economy.
Answer: The spread of Communism around the globe
Explanation:
The USSR had always maintained that their goal was to spread Communism around the globe. The Americans did not like communism and viewed it as a restrictive system that would deny people the rights that the free market gave them.
The US feared that in losing the Cold War, Communism would indeed spread around the globe and lead to a situation where the United States would be isolated politically and economically which would not be an ideal solution because it might lead to the US falling to Communism eventually.
In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan<span> (c. 1480-1521) set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to </span>discover<span> a western sea route to the Spice Islands. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of</span>Magellan<span> and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.</span>
