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Europeans needed spices because otherwise their food would taste rancid and gross. In a pre-refrigeration age, the only way to choke down spoiled meat would be to load it with plenty of cardamom or cloves.
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Because there were golds and metals that Prince Henry knew about in Africa.
The correct answer is "pressure from anti-communist republicans."
After World War II, the US and Soviet Union emerged as global superpowers. Their difference in political ideology lead to a battle for global power and influence. This battle caused for the US to get rid of any possible communist influences or Soviet spies within the federal government. This pressure, put on by Republicans who felt that Democrats were "soft" about getting rid of communism, lead Harry Truman to put into place the loyalty program (also known as Executive Order 9835).
The map shows the Mexican Cession, this is, the U.S. purchase of territories from Mexico to the West as agreed in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, in 1848, the year after the end of the Mexican-American War of 1846 -1847. An additional territory called La Mesilla (south of Arizona and New Mexico) was purchased in 1853.
