Central America was near the United States of America. The U.S had stationed missiles in Turkey putting the USSR in the strike zone, shall they attack. The Soviet Union stationed missiles and medium ranged nukes in Cuba and cause the Cuban missile crisis, which had the U.S very worried. The United States didn’t want that to happen again.
<span>On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became
the first American woman to fly in space. She was an astronaut on a
space shuttle mission. Her job was to work the robotic arm. She used the
arm to help put satellites into space.</span>
Answer:
Korean War
Explanation:
The Korean War was originally just an Asian dispute amongst themselves, but with the allies made through other conflicts throughout history (WWI, II, Cold War) Russia helped North Korea (communisim) and the US helped South Korea (Democracy/anti-communist). This war was from 1950-1953.
Answer:
In the Pacific War, American military commanders followed a strategy called "Island Hopping" to fight against Japan on land and in the sea. It consisted in taking small islands in the Pacific to turn them into bases and gradually come closer to the very Japanese islands. The main idea was to make it possible for the Allied air force to bomb targets in Japanese territory ir order to destroy infrastructure, logistical chains and sites , and crush civilian morale, paving the way for the invasion of Japan. The campaign was led by US Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Explanation:
They needed better transportation because people back then needed to work and go places