He believed that life, liberty, and property should be protected. He insisted that if these rights were to be taken away, there will be a high chance for people to rebel.
**I used this website: http://fee.org/articles/john-locke-natural-rights-to-life-liberty-and-property/ It explains this thoroughly.
South Carolina wanted to secede because of President Lincoln and it means that they wanted to withdraw from the union <span />
After the defeat of Japan in World War II, the United States led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between the years 1945 and 1952, the U.S. occupying forces, led by General Douglas A. MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.
Secularism...i dont know if that was what you were looking for but i hope it helps...