Then you have military geniuses on the confederate side, Stonewall Jackson, Robert E Lee, and the more controversial leaders Nathan Bedford Forrest and Stand Watie. While they fought for the wrong side, they were great leaders. The north had generals and leaders like grant, Farragut, Mclellan, and Custer.
Us forces were forced to retreat by german troops
I think that the main idea is about how George Washington became the first American president and how after that inaugural, it became a tradition for many presidents after him.
B. American leaders feared Japan would never surrender without horrific losses.