Answer:
Even if Germany didn't declare war on the USA in 1941, the US would have been forced to declare war later on anyway. ... Dozens of merchant ships were sunk off the East Coast of the United States between 1941 and 1945. Sooner or later, these sinking would have forced FDR's hand to declare war on Germany.
Explanation:
The emancipation proclamation went into effect on January 1st 1863. It stated that all people with slaves had to be free, that was only with the rebellious states. These rebellious states were the ones in the South. So that is how the South was affected by this. They had to give up there slaves, but there slaves were there labor and they had to learn how to do without.
The passage is not showing up, but in general Gargantuan essentially means massive or large
