They started the korean war to prevent the spread of communism cause they associated communism with Russia. They did not like Russia .
"The Cuban Missile Crisis was Russia getting ballsy and really mad at us (Likely due to us having missiles in Turkey that could hit them)
And the Vietnam War was started for the same reason as the Korean War"
Democratic dominance of the South originated in the struggle of white Southerners during and after Reconstruction (1865–1877) to reestablish white supremacy and disenfranchise blacks. The U.S. government under the Republican Party had defeated the Confederacy, abolished slavery, and enfranchised blacks.
The missions were built by the Spanish starting in 1769 in order to "colonize" the territory of Alta California<span>, which they had discovered over two centuries earlier. There had been various proposals over the years to do something with this territory, but it was hard reaching the coast of </span>Alta<span> California from New Spain (</span>Mexico<span>) in those days, sailing against the wind and currents, and Spain had other priorities. What finally moved them to act was the fact that Russian fur trappers were moving farther and farther down the Coast (from their bases in Alaska) and were spotted near present day San Francisco in 1760s.</span>