They both worked as nurses for the Union army.
The concept of "normalcy" was based on nostalgia for an earlier America. The idea of nostalgia was new in Americans and since America was a new country, the forefathers wanted progress and did not want to look back in the past mentality.
The answer is B: The opportunity to expand Spain's territory and spread Christianity.
Spain was eager for new resources of wealth and to spread Christianity on their new lands.