Many oil-rich nations of the Middle East must import fresh water. The statement that best describes this situation is: <span>Not all natural resources exist in the same quantities in all places. The Middle East has a VERY scarce water supply.</span>
To fight the Spanish-American War. From 1899 until 1902 the United States fought against Spain to take control of Spain's colonies. Spain was defeated and the United States kept the control of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines which was a big loss for Spain but gave the U.S. a better control of the Caribbean and the Asian South-Eastern regions.
