The nationalists were defeated in the civil war in china.
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Luftwaffe
Luftwaffe is a generic German term for an air force. It was also the official name for the Nazi air force founded in 1935. Led by Hermann Goering, it became the largest and most powerful in Europe by the start of World War Two.
Imperialism was just big at the time, what better than to proudly say “hey, look, we have Hawaii”. That’s all I can think of... sorry if this doesn’t help at all.
If I remember correctly.. she was A nurse on the battlefield for the Union army during the Civil war.