Abraham Lincoln did believe that slavery was morally wrong, but there was one big problem: It was sanctioned by the highest law in the land, the Constitution. ... Only with emancipation, and with his support of the eventual 13th Amendment, would Lincoln finally win over the most committed abolitionists.
Holocaust was the primary reason the United nations called for a convention on prevention and punishment of Genocide in 1948.
Answer:
Leapfrogging was a result of Island-Hopping
Explanation:
Partially because the Allies used submarine and air attacks to surround and divide Japanese bases, disrupt their garrisons and decrease Japanese assets-and reinforcement capacity.
Barrier islands serve as the first protection for the mainland. They take the first hit and slow down the hurricane/reduce impacts. Because of this, lack of barrier islands would cause the mainland to be flooded even more, which would cause land loss.
The United States bought the Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on January 17, 1917.