Henry VIII wanted to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and the Catholic Church would not let him. So he created his own church, with the monarch as its governor and the Archbishop of Canterbury as its religious leader.
What contributed to economic recovery in the South and Southwest after World War II was that they were (depending on the location where you mean South and Southwest) either in a good economic standing due to an industry that was able to boom again, and or receiving money from other nations which helped them rebuild.
European colonies were involved in the war during World War I the following way:
D. Soldiers from colonies around the world fought in the war.
Colonial recruits from Britain, India, France, and West Africa fought on European battlefields.
A focus on conformity was the main characteristic of post-WW2 in American society!
