Answer:
Belgium wanted to imperialize the Congo for economic reasons. It had highly valuable resources such as ivory, rubber, and precious minerals. Belgium built railroads because certain parts of the Congo were not accessible by water. All Belgium wanted to do was make as much money as possible by colonizing.
Political and economic helped both of their parties to gain support
Answer:
The answer is "Fear of Communism."
Explanation:
The Cuban fight for independence took place in the late 1890s. U.S. concerns were commercial, economic and about security. Cuba turned into a Communist country in the early 1960s following the revolution led by Fidel Castro.
The soil was generally more fertile, the weather was about the same. The west had very hot weather and dry spells that were accompanied by wind storms that created wind erosion which would reduce the quality and nutrients of the land and make it much more coarse and harder to farm, and if you didn't have the money for equipment or animals to assist in the upkeep of the land, it was very hard to do yourself. The heat during the summer and cold during the winter would kill the crops and made successful seasons short. I wouldn't necessarily say that the west was any better for farming than the south, the land acquisition available in the west, however, was ideal and a no brainer for anyone, regardless of farming knowledge or not.
