He desired to conquer the the world and create a global empire.
1. Development of naval mines and torpedoes- These weapons developed by the Confederate lead to the sinking of 40 different Union ships. These weapons would be used in several different wars after this (including World War I).
2. Communication via the telegraph- The telegraph was created in 1844 by Samuel Morse. The Civil War became the first US war that used this technology. This allowed Lincoln to get much quicker updates on the war and allowed the media to report the news faster to citizens.
3. Development of the Army ambulance corp This allowed for wounded soldiers to be recovered and treated quickly when injured in battle. This structure is still used in warfare today, as their are constantly doctors and other medical professionals nearby to help injured soldiers.
The Democratic Party split between moderate Democrats and Radical Democrats (who were for slavery). Douglas was the moderate Democrat candidate. Buchanan represented the angry southerners. 2 political candidates resulted in the Democrats' chances of winning less likely. This resulted in Lincoln winning the Presidency.
He NAACP opposed racist views that terrorized and segregated people of color. They were an intellectual group that help to bring about fairer education (Brown vs. Board of Education, 1957) kinder housing and anti-lynching, They felt all humans should be treated with justice, kindness and equality and lobbied to foster positive change in America. (Thank goodness they brought awareness to so much cruelty and injustice. It still makes me cringe to think the U.S. was and still is so uninformed about human issues.)<span>
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