The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain . It established a weak central government that mostly, but not entirely, prevented the individual states from conducting their own foreign diplomacy.
Economic problems for many countries in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s were mainly caused by "<span>B. World War I," since this war left many countries torn apart in terms of their economies. </span>
