As the war dragged on, the Union's advantages in factories, railroads, and manpower put the Confederacy at a great disadvantage.
Answer:
The Great Depression
Explanation:
The United States was still suffering the Great Depression before it intervened. In 1939, Roosevelt told Americans that he wouldn't get involved in World War II, however quickly declared war after the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The US would need workers as a result of the war effort, and employed thousands of people at a time. People had jobs for the first time in ages, and many economists believed that the Great Depression was truly over.
After the fall of the Ching Dynasty, the Republic of China (RoC) emerged. However it was riven by internal strife. Much of the early years was spent fighting the various warlords. After the death RoCs founder Sun Yat-Sun, he was succeeded by Chiang Kai Shek aka Generalissimo. He spent much of his time building up the Chinese army and fighting other warlords and the Communists. It was effectively strongman politics. Sun Yat-Sun and Chiang Kai Shek were not elected, so in a sense, similar to Communists. Chiang was aligned with the West. Mao with the Soviets. An interesting bit of trivia is that the crack Chinese units were trained by the Germans. They gave a good account in the Battle for Shanghai, although their strength was depleted after that. This is why some Chinese officers used the Mauser C96 aka Broomhandle pistol.
The Forbidden City<span> was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming dynasty to the end of the Qing dynasty—the years 1420 to 1912. It is located in the center of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum.</span>
