The German people felt devastated about their nation after World War I. They were made to believe that they were winning the war. Their civilians also suffered from starvation especially that there non-ally countries blocked the food supply. They also suffered too much trauma with losing people and violence during the war.
Abraham is the common patriarch of the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Wikipedia
Jefferson advocated strict adherence to the U.S. Constitution and there were no provisions within the Constitution to permit the U.S.' purchase of new territory. However, because of wide popular support for the purchase of the new territory as well as the value the territory would bring to the newly formed United States Jefferson decided to forgo the legalistic view of the Constitution and supported the purchase of the territory.
A byzantine emperor banned religious icons