The two right choices are these:
1. The Northern-Southern split in the Democratic Party facilitated the election of Lincoln, which incensed both factions within the party. There was turmoil at the selection of the Democrat candidate for President in April 1860. Northern democrats favoured Stephen Douglas, who supported slavery but also the right of the states not to accept it (popular sovereignty), so Southern democrats rejected him candidacy. When the Republicans, taking advantage of this turmoil, opted for the self-made man and epitome of the American dream Abraham Lincoln as their candidate, the Democrats were not pleased. Lincoln won the election, but not by absolute majority - he received only 40% of the votes.
2. The election of Abraham Lincoln, who was opposed to expansion of slavery in territories, led to the secession of seven Southern states. Upon the election of Lincoln, who was strictly opposed to slavery, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Within the following three months, seven states seceded from the Union, and the Confederacy was created. Lincoln
African Americans were not considered citizens until the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868, three years after Lincoln's assassination, and, certainly, Confederate states did not assure the freedom of all African American slaves.
President Truman and the United States were not justified in using the atomic bomb to force Japan to surrender
Explanation:
President Truman and the United States using the atomic bomb to force Japan to surrender is one of the darkest chapter of history and closed the World war with an ever present threat of nuclear warfare that could erupt in the world anytime.
The reason given for the swift end of the war effort is not worth the risk that the people of Japan were put and the massive casualties of regular people which was simply glossed over.
It continues to pollute the environment of japan to this day and has proved to be the beginning of a large nuclear standoff between big nations of the world
The Portuguese set many forts and factories when they
explored Africa. They also were able to
reach India through the Cape of Good Hope.
They also created several naval outposts that linked Lisbon to Nagasaki
to several other coast in the world.
They also grew wealthy due to business work. The Dutch on the hand, wanted to take part in
the spice trade while many Dutch farmers traveled to the interior. They were taxed too much but did not get any
protection from African raids and set up their own governments in Swellendam
and Graaf-Reinet.
