Prior to 1942, the US pursued a defensive war in the pacific. This strategy failed, so, the US adopted the "island-hopping" strategy to overwhelm Japanese forces on islands. The battle that forced this new form of thinking was the Battle of Midway, in which the US began a counter-offensive campaign against Japan.<span />
The reason why cowboys were portayed like a solitary, strapping white men lies on the fact that that cowboy was a late romantic creation. Essentially, the represented the ideal of freedom.
Assuming you had to choose between:
- <em>Democratic Primary Election</em>
- <em>Iowa Caucus</em>
- <em>Democratic National Convention</em>
- <em>None of the above</em>
The answer is: the Democratic Primary Election.
You could also add the Democratic National Convention, but only pledged delegates get to vote for their Presidential nominee (+ Vice President) in these elections, and not all citizens.
In the case of the Democratic Primary Election, however, all citizens vote for the candidate they want to run as a Democrat in the general election. Winning candidates then send their nominees to the Democratic National Convention.