<span>B)They split their small, outnumbered army into two forces.
</span><span>The Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30 to May 6, 1863) is looked upon as General Robert E. Lee’s greatest Civil War victory for the Confederate side. The Union army was almost twice the size of Lee's Confederate forces. Splitting his troops caught the Union side by surprise.
It was a costly victory for the Confederate side, however. While the Union suffered over 17,000 casualties, Lee's armies also had a high casualty rate of nearly 13,000 men. And one of those casualties was General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, who was killed by friendly fire in the final stages of the battle.</span>
Obama's visit was historic considering that he is the first American president to ever visit the country. What is also interesting is that the US bombed Laos in the 70s with over 2 million tons of bombs. During his visit, Obama promised that the US would double its financial aid to the country over the course of the following three years, which was also an interesting part of the visit.
Despite being so close to each other, China and Japan differed immensely in every aspect. During the age of imperialism this was well seen. China was ruled by emperor of another ethnic group, as well as being very corrupted, not really caring about the Chinese people. Also, the Chinese were not united, and they had conflict between each other. The country was open to the world, which exposed its vast natural resources, but also weaknesses, so the imperial powers used this in their advantage. Japan, on the other hand, was closed to the world. It was developing behind closed doors. The nationalistic core was very strong, and the nation was united. Being closed to the world also meant that the imperial powers were not really aware of neither the Japanese military power, nor do they have any valuable natural resources, which led to avoiding it.
