Vietnam was a French colony fighting for it's independence and the 2 Korean nations arose after WW2. Korea was originally one nation but controlled by Imperial Japan. The USSR took the north and the Allies the south after WW2. Korean War is still unresolved and Communist Vietnam (North) won and still rules.
Mining and cattle ranching help prepare western territories for statehood by : Creating large industries that attract people to move to the west.
These industries provide a lot of job opportunities because it need a lot of manpower to keep up with the production
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Yes, it is true that the <span> "Trail of Tears" ended in what is today Oklahoma, since this was part of the Jacksonian Indian Removal policy that led to the forceful evacuation of thousands of Natives from their homeland. </span>