Before the USS Maine exploded, the United States was trying to expand as a world power. Thus, many Americans blamed Spain for the explosion of the USS Maine because it gave them a reason to declare war on Spain and take control of Spanish territory in the Pacific and Caribbean.
The two greatest <span>foreign policy challenges at the beginning of Obama's first term as president were 1) the War in Iraq and 2) the war in Afghanistan, since he had "inherited" both of these conflicts from George W. Bush. </span>
The first satellite launched into space was called Sputnik.
What is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky known for? Tchaikovsky's most popular compositions include music for the ballets Swan Lake (1877), The Sleeping Beauty (1889), and The Nutcracker (1892). He is also famous for the Romeo and Juliet overture (1870) and celebrated for Symphony No. 6 in B Minor (Pathétique) (1893).
