<span>One
major advantage that they had was their industry. The United was a very industrialized
country. Even when the Japanese bombed at
Pearl Harbor, the U.S. was not hindered by the assault and quickly joined the
war. It could mass produce a large
number of weapons and equipment for its soldiers and allies. </span>
In 1492 Columbus landed on an island of the Bahamas, the first European to do so. His initial goal was to find a quicker route to Asia from Europe. He is credited with the discovery of the New World because his voyage started the era of European colonialism in the Americas
