According to ourdocuments.gov
"<span>The Pendleton Act provided that Federal Government jobs be awarded on the basis of merit and that Government employees be selected through competitive exams. The act also made it unlawful to fire or demote for political reasons employees who were covered by the law. The law further forbids requiring employees to give political service or contributions. The Civil Service Commission was established to enforce this act."
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Chester A. Arthur was the 21st president
Japans northernmost islands
So, the American side lost this battle: because of this I don't think that it showed whether the Americans would win the war: they lost the battle but not by much, so the final outcome was undecided.
Instead I think that it helped to answer "how the Americans would fight".
But I think that the best answer would be that it showed the Americans that they could win: that they had a good chance at winning. Sadly, this is not one of the options.
To expose political issues through humor and to hook a reader to read the toon
