One of Nixon's greatest achievements.
Nixon's greatest achievement was president was to open diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. Before Nixon, the US and China had had no diplomatic relations. Nixon felt that relations with China could help to put pressure on the Soviet Union. Therefore, he embarked on a secret intiative to open relations with them.
Slavic and Scandinavian countries are very rich in resources, and Russia wanted to control most trade in Europe until the collapse of the Soviet Union. More trade = More power and they were still recovering after the HARD losses when the Germans' invaded Leningrad and the war.
President Theodore Roosevelt thought that the sinking of Maine was done by the Spanish fleet in 1898 February 15th.
He thought that if US doesnt fight back, they are no better than cowards.
He then ordered George Dewey to attack the Spanish.
But later realizing the Maine was sunk by a mine.
Basically this war is a revenge done by the Americans for their pride and the battleship Maine
Answer:
Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait in 1990 because he accused Kuwait of collaborating with Saudi Arabia to keep oil prices low and he also wanted them to cancel Iraq's $30 billion foreign debt
Explanation:
The attack on Kuwait was a two (2) invasion that started on the 2nd of August 1990 by Iraq under the order of Saddam Hussein and this attacks lead to the invasion and occupation of Kuwait by Iraq for a period of 7 months.
The negotiations to prevent this invasion/war last for two hours because Saddam Hussein was bent on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia cancelling out the $30 billion foreign debt been owed by Iraq to them in compensation of Kuwait using advanced drilling method to steal Iraq's oil from the Rumaila fields
