I believe that Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
The treaty of Versailles put restrictions on the amount of military power Germany was allowed to have at one time. Germany's army could have no more than 100,000 men and had to demobilize the rest. They were also prohibited from arms trade as and limits were imposed on how many tanks, aircraft's, armored cars it could have.
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