President Polk wanted California but knew Mexico would not agree to sell it and his only avenue was to start a war (knowing the US would win it).
Government wanted to shut down his following
By banning distribution of Mandela's images, ideas, and words the government hoped to end his protest. The government wanted to prevent a movement from growing and wanted to deter the people already involved in the protests.
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister of England during World War II. Hope this helps!
The 'Scramble for Africa' – the artificial drawing of African political boundaries among European powers in the end of the 19th century – led to the partitioning of several ethnicities across newly created African states. ... Despite their arbitrariness these boundaries endured after African independence.2356