The answer is 18, you just have to count the total number of cubes
Answer A) Both sides understood the war would be long and sanguinary as a result of the First Battle of Bull Run. Both sides were poorly equipped and poorly led by their generals and although the Confederate troops won, there were many casualties on both sides and the Union troops retreated. Both armies realized they were inexperienced and that this would be a long and grueling war.
The united states power was continuing to grow in the international arena. Previous decades had seen the USA emerge as one of the industrialized country which implied that it could not remain isolated as a result of the dynamics of international commerce. The USA had to protect its interests in the global arena especially trade.
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