Spain did not immediately realize that the New World was in fact a new continent. Columbus himself died without ever knowing that the land he had arrived to was not India.
However, when Spain realized that this land was completely undiscovered, they decided to explore it. This was motivated by several reasons. On the one hand, they were curious to see what the territory was like. On the other hand, they were also motivated by the possibility of owning such a vast territory and the resources located in it. Finally, they were motivated by the idea of turning the Native American people they encountered into Christians, thus achieving their salvation.
MacArthur was insubordinate with President Harry S Truman, who as president is commander in chief of all the armed forces. MacArthur wanted to expand the war in Korea after the Chinese entered the war, and he made comments to this effect after he had been told not to.
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Article 160.
The Army shall be devoted exclusively to the maintenance of order within the territory and to the control of the frontiers. The total effective strength of officers, including the personnel of staffs, whatever their composition, must not exceed 4,000…
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They had never seen these diseases so their immune system couldn't handle them. So, lots of people died and the population went down.