Japan had instantly made enemies of all of Russia's allies. If your friend beat you up you wouldn't want to be his friend for a while and all of his friends may not like you after the fight.
It sent their economies into further decline--European countries had invested in our stock market and they relied on our financial assistance following the war.
Germany was relying on circular loans from the US which provided funds to help them pay for reparations. After the stock market crash, we were no longer able to aid which stopped money from flowing into Europe. This caused further decline in Europe preventing them from investing in their own countries let along buy goods from the US.
Having members of Congress that are experienced lawyers helps because these individuals have experience with interpreting laws and studying their effects. Lawyers have a wealth of knowledge about how laws work and how they can impact different groups of American societies. This allows them to consider several different factors before passing legislation.
One of the disadvantages of allowing Congressmen and Congress women to serve as long as they want limits new ideas/viewpoints from being shared in the legislative branch.
