Because the US had a great geographical location which shileded them from immediate contact with any military force. This was one thing, another thing was that they were lending money to the different European nations which they had to return after some time. All of this enabled the US to catapult itself and become a world power.
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Merchants and traders who travel along these routes must stop at oases to replenish food and water supplies and this means that whoever controls an oasis also controls the trade along the route—making oases desirable to political, economic, and military leaders.
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