The capture of Native Americans for slavery became the early economic basis of the Carolina colony.
In the 1950's, Communism was a big no-no, so when Communist North Korea invade South Korea the United Nations responded by sending financial aid to South Korean defenders and it began to think about sending troops to fight off the Commies.
Japanese-American citizens were denied their rights and sent to internment camps, as the government believed that some of them were working with the Japanese government, and could feed intel back to them. At the end of the war, however, these citizens were released.
Presidents are elected indirectly by electoral college.
The election of president and vice president of the United States is an indirect election in which citizens of the United States who are registered to vote in one of the 50 U.S. states or in Washington, D.C. cast ballots not directly for the candidates, but instead for members of the U.S. Electoral College, called electors. These electors cast direct votes, known as electoral votes, for president, and for vice president.