Despite this, had it not been for slavery, there would have been no initial divide between North and South which created economic disparity and led to Southern paranoia over Northern expansionism which led to war, thus the most important factor. The most important factor for the outbreak of the American Civil War was slavery because it caused the initial divides between the North and South. The first divisions were as the USA was undergoing Western Expansion with the issue over whether the new states, such as California and New Mexico should be brought in as Slave states or Free states. The failure to reach a decision over whether new states would be Slave states or Free states meant there was inevitably a conflict that can be seen through to the tensions in Kansas in 1857. The fact that a minor civil war occurred simply over the issue of slavery clearly depicts that slavery was an essential factor in the outbreak of the Civil War.
A different, and much less approached question is: why did the South last so long when the scales were near-ludicrously tipped towards the North? In this paper I will answer that question. While the North did possess the materials and manpower to be assured victory, the Confederacy retained three very distinct advantages that from 1861 to 1864 the Union struggled to circumvent: a vastly superior officer corps, a defensive standpoint, and most importantly a vast superiority in enthusiasm for the war. Southern social society was based off that of English nobility, which placed great importance for, among other things, military service. In contrast, Northern society evolved around the Calvinist religious ideals of industriousness, and placed great importance on the gathering of wealth.
The North also had more able bodied men than the south allowing it to raise a larger and better equipped army, if not as well a trained army. A larger army, trade, and manufacturing all contributed to the Union’s overwhelming military victory in the civil war. Politically President Lincoln said that he was only going to war to save the Union. President Lincoln believed that the United States Constitution did not give him the power to free slaves, it did give him power to preserve the Union. He only issued the Emancipation Proclamation
The social aspects that caused the Civil War were that the North progressed towards being concentrated on urban life and the South was absorbed in the plantation structure of society. This led to the South’s need for slaves and the North’s lack thereof. In Document M, President Buchanan discusses the other side of Daniel Webster’s argument by saying that the South should have the ability to secede in order to retain slavery. Both of these documents support the idea that social aspects led to the Civil War through disagreements between the North and the South. When the cotton gin was invented in 1793, cotton came to be very lucrative.
The South was thrilled. Political leaders had to come together and restate the purpose of the war. It was a full-blown disaster for the North. General McDowell was even accused of being drunk in the battle. Lincoln learned valuable lessons from this; he knew he needed to find military leadership he could rely on.
The American Civil War began April 12, 1861 and ended May 9, 1865. This war is sometimes called “The War Between the States” because it was fought between the North, also known as the Union states, and the South, also known as the Confederate states. The Civil War was triggered by the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860, because Lincoln wanted to put an end to slavery and keep the Union together. As the United States continued to grow and to have more states join the Union, problems began when the North and South fought over whether the new states would come in as slave states or not. The territorial expansion of the United States played a great role in the Civil war because it indirectly affected slavery.
Abraham Lincoln: His Impact On America When you hear the name Abraham Lincoln, what comes to mind? Maybe that he was the sixteenth president of the United States, a very tall man with an awkward face, or just a name you heard about in a history class. Lincoln was more than just those elements, he was a leader in the face of war. His life and leadership became idolized for their greatness. Abraham Lincoln greatly impacted the United States of America through his democratic leadership, commitment to human freedom, crucial role in the Emancipation Proclamation, and efforts to have the North and South reunited.
Cival war and how it ended The Civil War of America was one of the struggles the Americans had to face during the 1860’s. The civil war was between the Unions and the Confederate. The Union was the actual American state and the rebellion states were called the Confederates. It was a very difficult time for us. The events that happened during the civil war are very crucial to the modern age.
Seeing as though the Confederacy initially had an advantage over the Union as far as better generals and espiritu morale, the South seemed highly likely to win the war. In the book, Why the Confederacy Lost, the idea that the South had any chance of winning is combatted, while also proving why the North won. Although the North did not possess the knowledge of the land on which they fought, their ability to win was based purely on slaves, the South's demoralization and lack of ideology, their uniforms, and their odds against the South altogether; if the North had not have won, the end of slavery and even a civil war would have been inevitable with time. In the beginning, Grant wanted to mobilize every available man and apply pressure on all fronts. What was a better way to utilize every available man than to utilize slaves?
Nagumo was not particularly thrilled about the idea of attacking Pearl Harbour, especially considering his inexperience with airborne operations.Nonetheless, he was put in command of the First Air Fleet. This was a failure in two ways; the war coordinator did not go to war and an inexperienced, hesitant, substitute took his place. It is noted that Nagumo conceivably withdrew from the attack too early, or earlier than Yamamoto would have. There were still carriers that had not been hit and America had not been immobilized enough to stop a counter attack. Yamamoto’s leniency in giving Nagumo authority to make crucial decisions was not a good idea.