Answer:
To have a strong economy and military in the world.
Explanation:
The United States of America tried to become a world superpower by making its economy strong through technology, having a strong military with advance weapons and has great influence on other countries. Strong economy enables United States of America to start wars against its rivals such as Russia, Spain, Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan and controls the strategic points of the world to give tough time to their rivals.
Shi Huangdi was an effective leader because he was the first Chinese emperor that managed to unite the northern China and responsible to the first development of China's great wall.
Not only that, he is also the one that introduces China to the usage of money as a medium of transaction.
During his reign, Kublai Khan decided to invade Japan. There was no really a justified reason for a such a move, as he was aware that his soldiers will come across a strong defensive line, and economically it made no sense, but that us what he had in mind and tried to achieve it.
He gathered a big fleet, and send a big Mongol army to invade Japan. The Japanese samurai were aware of it and were waiting on the coast for the enemy to come. The Mongols would have probably won with ease because of the sheer number of the soldiers, but than mother nature took things in her hands. A strong typhoon emerged just as the Mongols were about to reach the Japanese coast, and it destroyed their boats, and most of the soldiers drowned. The ones that managed to reach the coast were slathered, and Kublai Khan was left embarrassed by his actions.
Prohibition. i think not sure