On February 14, 1864, Union General William T. Sherman arrives in Meridian, Mississippi during a winter campaign that served as a precursor to his March to the Sea campaign that happened in Georgia. The Mississippi campaign was the first attempt of the Union at total warfare.<span> </span>
It helped so that the army could have more food and supplies.
Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854. In all, some 55 people were killed between 1855 and 1859
Foreign investors provided an ensured ongoing domination of the Latin American economy. This caused Latin American countries to remain economically dependent on Western nations.
