From what i understand, the church liked the consistency of it, since it had been used in the liturgies and all for such a long time. hope that helps?
The Zimmerman telegraph allowed communication across farther distances, making a world war more feasible. This gave a certain amount of confidence and the U.S. joined the war.
Motivations for colonization: Spain's colonization goals were to extract gold and silver from the Americas, to stimulate the Spanish economy and make Spain a more powerful country. Spain also aimed to convert Native Americans to Christianity.
Spain was considered to have as three main goals behind its expeditions to North America: the expansion of its empire, the attainment of wealth, and the spread of Christianity. It is easily forgotten that monarchies were not possessed of endless wealth.
