The first monument erected in Richmond, Virginia was in 1890, and it was a monument of Robert E. Lee. Another five monuments were added later, two in 1907, one in 1919, one in 1929, and one in 1996. Thee monuments are mostly related to the confederacy, except for that one of Arthur Ashe, who was a tennis player.
It would be all of these. During world war 2 it is the United States that supplied almost everything in the allied war effort. Also the United States take longer route and also a hard campaign to combat the German U-boat for supremacy and stable supply route for the allied forces.
The book that contributed to the start of the civil war was called Uncle Tom's Cabin
