The desire of this land was because it was surrounded by an ocean and fish were in the ocean surrounding Japan.
B. They wanted to convert the native peoples to Christianity
There was a link between Spanish conquest of territory and missionary "conquest" of souls. In coming to the New World, Europeans believed they were culturally superior and were seeking to increase the reach and prosperity of their home countries. Religious missionaries also believed that they held religious truth and needed to impart it to the native peoples living in the Americas.
Answer:
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Explanation:
The U.S wanted t beat the Soviet Union and the Soviet Union wanted to beat the U.S.those were the goals. The Soviet Union put the first space shuttle in space, but The U.S put the first man on the moon it was a constant race between two of the top countries in the world at the time.
1. Great Britain
2.Russia
3.Spain
4. France
"The Spanish claim was later taken up by the United States "
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