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Taft became the president in the early 1900s. To be specific, 1908.
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Byzantium/Constantinople was conquered in 1451, but the empire continued to decline starting around the 18th or 19th centuries. It officially died in WWI. As for how long it was a major threat to Europe, the empire's prime was the 16th century, under Suleiman the Magnificent.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam. ... The attack of two U.S. destroyers by the North Vietnamese.
To reinforce America's stance as a global superpower as a force not to be reckoned with- as it was a huge show of force.