The Party and its beliefs were placed in the period wherein Stalin rise to power and in the Stalinism's Institution in the Republics of Union of Soviet Socialist.
Barrier islands serve as the first protection for the mainland. They take the first hit and slow down the hurricane/reduce impacts. Because of this, lack of barrier islands would cause the mainland to be flooded even more, which would cause land loss.
During the American Civil war, the Confederacy hoped to receive assistance from France and Great Britain because they sold cotton to them.