Everything to the west belongs to America eventually
The emperor of qin ordered all the Confucius books to be brought to the capital so he could DESTROY THEM cause he wanted to end any opposition to his rule.
Not sure what wat you refer to...but after WWI the US saw themselves in the Great Depression due to self economic dispute and the the deal to fund Germany which would pay back France and Britain. After WWII they almost immediately entered the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
The vice president would take over
The purpose of the New Deal was to life the United States out of the Depression.
Fun Fact: World War II got us out of the Depression. Germany was the first to get out because they were mass producing ammunition and utilities to get revenge on the Allies.