Conflict intensified because as the nation expanded westward controversy began over whether the new territories would allow slavery or not.
No. Some candidates make promises just to make themselves sound more appealing, nothing is set in stone unless they sign a paper with their signatures before hand (I'm not sure they're technically allowed in many cases.) Like for example one of the presidents (I won't name any names so that we won't get into a political debate) had promised and swore that they'd do something but once they'd won presidency, they'd completely deleted it from their page and acted as though it hadn't happened, stating that they'd just changed their mind!
Good luck, rockstar! I hope you pass. (;
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There were a lot of factors -- most were not what Schlieffen expected.
1. France wasn't that easy to conquer. It took longer than Schlieffen thought.
2. Belgium did not respond the way Schlieffen expected. They fought Germany.
3. Russia was more flexible that Schlieffen thought. They mobilized quicker and were much more adept at using their forces.
4. In all, Schlieffen made plans that were inflexible and did not account for the way wars are actually fought.
