The surrender of the army of northern virginia
I think XMOJO is correct.
Strong because they had many territories and had a control over China
It's two of them, They were dependant on the USSR and They were neighboring states.
If you have to pick one, it's the first one I said.
Zachary Taylor was the future US president who won the battle of buena vista in 1847 during the Mexican-American war against Mexico. He was the 12th president who died within 16 months into his presidency before he could make any true presidential progress.