Why didnt the colonists immediately immediately seek independence

the us hoped to prevent any nations from leaning towards soviet union-based communism. the containment policy was established in hopes of keeping communism from spreading to new places.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.