What propelled u.s. investment in space exploration during the 1960s? a rising interest in astronomy americans’ fear that a nuclear war would make earth uninhabitable advancements in rocket science cold war-era competition between the united states and the soviet union

The correct answer is: Cold War-era competition between the United States and the Soviet Union

The launch of Sputnik which was the first artificial Earth satellite launched by Moscow in 1957 sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. This resulted in the creation of NASA and the space race.

 

The Spanish American War was a conflict between Spain and the U.S. that ended Spanish colonial rule in the americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western pacific and Latin Americas.The war was originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain,which began in February 1895.Spains brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. published by several sensational newspapers. thats when the Americans sympathy for the rebels rose and that started the Spanish American War.