Answer:As World War II transformed both the United States and the USSR, turning the nations into formidable world powers, competition between the two increased. Following the defeat of the Axis powers, an ideological and political rivalry between the United States and the USSR gave way to the start of the Cold War.
Explanation:
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.
Manifest destiny was a belief that many Americans had that we should expand and control the land between the atlantic ocean and the pacific ocean. they believed it was our destiny to control this land eventually people believed we should spread the idea of manifest destiny world wide
It was due to their rivalry with France. Texas is located between Mexico which was a
Spanish Colony and Louisiana which was colonized by the French. Texas was not yet colonized at the time but
Spain and Mexico realized that the area would be contested until a permanent
settlement was set up. The French tried
but failed but the Spanish moved to protect their claim to Texas.
