Depending somewhat on the time-period in question, it was the "military" who often wielded a large amount of power and control, since they restricted many individual liberties.
50 old destroyers is the answer i believe.
Before the United States joined World War II in response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the great battle had been raging in Europe since 1939. While the British and Russians struggled against the German Reich, the United States remained officially neutral and refused to enter the war.
The answer would be 16 years
A strong economy depends on "most people’s confidence in t<span>he economy," since it is this consumer confidence that allows banks to make loans and people to pay back these loans in a responsible fashion. </span>
