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Explanation: The Trinity Defined. We believe that the one God eternally exists in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and that these three are one God, co-equal and co-eternal, having precisely the same nature and attributes
I don't know what "this" means here - but Spain, England and Portugal based their empires on their sea explorations and colonizations - all their colonies were not reachable (or only by de-tours) by land.
China, on the other hand was not based on Islands, but connected by land: so here China is the best option.
Germany did not exist at the time, so they couldnt compete
Lincoln let the Confederate leaders know about his plan to resupply Fort Sumter so that they would not demand fire on the ships carrying supplies.