I need to know why the phoney war was important to the start of WWll

The first six months of the war became known as the 'Phoney War' because there was almost no fighting and no bombs were dropped. This gave the government more time to protect Britain from an attack. Protections included: Barrage balloons were deployed to force the Luftwaffe to fly higher, if and when they attacked.

Explanation:

the quote by walter cronkite contributes to the central idea of the text by supporting the central idea. cronkite argues that what is deemed “right” for and in america may not be good for other countries. this supports the central idea of the text, that the vietnam war was unpopular in america for multiple reasons- including cronkite’s.

that would be the steamboat because none of the other things are forms of transportation