You're talking about World War II, right? Well, yeah, at one point Germany attempted to invade the Soviet Union (specifically during the Battle of Stalingrad.) But a major stumbling block was the weather in the Soviet Union; it was fiercely cold and German soldiers were starving and sick. Eventually, it became so cold that the German military retreated and Hitler's plans for "world domination" officially ended.
Kennedy gave them money to help them.
Vasco de Gama was a Portuguese explorer who voyages to India opened up the sea route from western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
George clinton do not in favor of strong executive branch while benjamin franklin did. George clinton is a part of an anti-federalist group who believed that a country should give most of its power to its people, not its government. He believed that Strong executive branch will deteriorate people's core freedom to take care of themselves.