The presence of Anglos was the similarity--Anglo (white) people in the regions held economic interests leading to the revolts against the leadership and a demand for annexation.
After the Mexican Revolution, the whites living in Texas, who also were the main ranchers of the region, asked the US to assist in a revolution against Mexico to become independent. The independent nation requested the US to annex the state so the whites could regain connection to the US. During the Mexican-American War, the region of California also staged a revolt against Mexico and declared themselves a free republic called the Bear Flag Republic. The white settlers in the region assisted the US with the war and after became part of US territory. This is the same as Hawaii, white land owners and farmers asked the US to assist in a revolt and eventual annexation of the islands. This put whites in power in Hawaii to control the territory.
Previous military policies had created massive killings throughout long years on a war of aggression. Brinkmanship, as showed in history was used to let another country stop its war through massive retaliation. It is a more dangerous option to use nuclear weapons as a sign of power and capability to kill more people including civilians in a fast mode.
The Mongols. The modern Mongols, who are an Inner Asian rather than a Siberian people, are the descendants of the famed Empire Builder Chingiz (Genghis) Khan. As such, they have played a more prominent role in world history than any other people of North or Middle Asia.
