The U.S. had/has pledged to prevent the spread of communism and to support any nations fighting against a communist/tyrannical government
<span>In presidential nominations, all voters in all states come together to pick a candidate for the presidency of the United States of America. Their votes are cast which each state having a certain number of electoral colleges which tip the state in favor of one candidate or the other. Primary elections occur before general elections. During primary elections, a candidate aligns himself or herself with a party and he or she is either endorsed or loses and drops out of the race. If endorsed, he or she goes on to run in general elections.</span>
By 1880, the transcontinental railroad was transporting $50 million worth of freight each year. In addition to transporting western food crops and raw materials to East Coast markets and manufactured goods from East Coast cities to the West Coast, the railroad also facilitated international trade