West Africa before Portuguese was very wealthy Kingdom because of the Natural sources and trade that was present at that time. It was a thriving Kingdom as the gained lot of money and wealth from the goods that were traded from the region.
Europe after crusades was introduced to goods from Asia and the Middle East hence its or a boom in trade after crusades. Europe especially during the Mongol period started involving more in trade with Asian goods for being useful and attractive.
America before Columbus was confined local trading rather than trading goods from far away. Be more engaged in Civilization surrounding it they were more of regional traders such that they could sustain a good life.
The firebombing of tokyo caused heavy damage to the city but it was the atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima that ended the war
The first major legislation that Roosevelt<span> and Congress passed in the </span>Second New Deal<span>—in response to the critics—was the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Created in 1935, the WPA was an effort to appease the “Longites” who clamored for more direct assistance from the federal government.</span>