Which two countries were the main combatants in the brief persian gulf war?  

the answer is: the sesquicentennial of the american civil war is an occasion to consider the legacy of that great conflict. this legacy is our inheritance, and despite many indelible features, we continue to negotiate the resolution of that conflict. the civil war was fought over slavery, but not always on behalf of slaves

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939