The speech by Chief Joseph was made during a war between the US army and the chief's Nez Perce tribe. As they were retreating, he made the speech because 750 people had to run away from the incoming American army. They were running away towards Idaho where they would have their freedom.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, fought on June 25, 1876,
near the Little Bighorn River in Montana Territory, pitted federal
troops led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer (1839-76)
against a band of Lakota Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. Tensions between
the two groups had been rising since the discovery of gold on Native
American lands. When a number of tribes missed a federal deadline to
move to reservations, the U.S. Army, including Custer and his 7th
Calvary, was dispatched to confront them. Custer was unaware of the
number of Indians fighting under the command of Sitting Bull (c.1831-90)
at Little Bighorn, and his forces were outnumbered and quickly
overwhelmed in what became known as Custer’s Last Stand.
The German Use of submarine warfare caused tension to increase between the United States and Germany. Their submarines were called U-Boats.
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