The belief that the united states was
meant to stretch from the atlantic to the
pacific was called
a. imperialism
b. exploration
c. manifest destiny
d. american dream

Manifest Destiny. It was the belief that the United States should expand to the Pacific Ocean, because since the Native Americans were not "using it properly" it was their god given right to use because they believed that God gave it to them.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

lol, i think so.

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