Self-determination was point 10 of Wilson's Fourteen Points. Wilson wanted to re-draw the frontiers of eastern Europe so that races ruled themselves. In some ways, self-determination was achieved.
Americas desire to move westward is good because it has much different climate and it prevents it from becoming overcrowded. Two conflicts that occurred are more people wanting to go and people dying on the way to a new state.
Answer: They lived in Central America.
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