Trent affair turning point because

On November 8, 1861, Charles Wilkes, a U.S. Navy Officer, captured two Confederate envoys aboard the British mail ship, the Trent. Great Britain accused the United States of violating British neutrality, and the incident created a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Great Britain during the Civil War.

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yes.

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because it let the japanese know who had the upper hand in the war.

i am 99% sure that the increase of goods was because of nafta nafta stands for the north american free trade agreement to lift tariffs