They were trying to achieve self-determination
Olmec culture is known for its large stone heads. They are built in big and large basalt boulders in which each head is uniquely done and one head is not a copy to the other head. The heads are part of Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. The Olmecs are the first known civilization in America and the first to have this kind of constructions. The common reason why they made this because of their religious belief.
The first permanent Engligh colony in America was the Jamestown colony. it was located in present day Virginia.
The Soviet Union, as it was called then, considered itself a superior civilization, its leaders sought to spread the socialist ideal throughout the world, until people like Wilson, gave a hard blow, when revealed that their ideals were totally contradictory to what they said, the open door world economy was at risk, international stability too, that included private property and other international affairs, that led to an international military intervention (WWI), which prevented communism from spreading throughout the world and taking over economies and societies.