Which two sentences describe the state of Europe after the war? Germany was held responsible for the war and had to pay other co
untries for their losses. Millions of people had been killed using new technologies that had been invented during the war. Britain had been destroyed by trench warfare and spent many years rebuilding damaged buildings. The Allied Powers stationed an army in Germany to prevent it from attacking France and Russia in the future. The relationship between France and Germany improved, and the two countries formed a military alliance.
After World War II, almost all of Western and Eastern Europe was in literal ruins. Countries such as Germany and France saw major battles and were economically destroyed with millions dead and broken infrastructure.
The Situation in Britain was similar, which had seen some of the worst bombing raids conducted by the German air force.
The Union wanted control of the Mississippi to cut off trade and transport for the South. The river being taken also made things harder for the Confederates (because it cut their side in half, so the Union had the upper hand).
