<span>The correct answer is Germany. European countries slowly became aware that a war was inevitable and Germany was preparing for it with everything that she had. They were together with Austria-Hungary empire when the war started and eventually lost the war, being forced to completely stop production of weaponry and turn in all the weapons that it had, effectively disbanding the military.</span>
In his first inaugural address, President Abraham Lincoln was trying to keep the United States together. It was an unsuccessful plea; less than one month after his inaugural speech, the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter started the Civil War.
Lincoln did not believe in the expansion of slavery, and had already won the election of 1860, which was the final event in a series of occurrences that deepened the growing conflict between northern and southern states. Lincoln's name did not even appear on the ballot in a single Southern state, yet he won the election. The more populated North had outvoted the South. Southerners were now convinced that their voices were not being heard. Led by South Carolina, nine southern states had already seceded from the Union at the time of Lincoln's speech.
Plato rejected Athenian democracy on the basis that such democracies were anarchic societies without internal unity, that they followed citizens' impulses rather than pursuing the common good, that democracies are unable to allow a sufficient number of their citizens to have their voices heard.
Answer:
D.
Explanation:
Some Texan soldiers never crossed the Mississippi River because they had to defend the ports near Texas coast. Texas coast was important site for receiving supplies.
The Texans knew that the port is the most vulnerable area in the war, so they tightened the forces there. The ports were defended by the Texan soldiers who did not crossed the river.
Therefore, option D is correct.
