Lincoln's main concern in his Second Inaugural Address was peace.
Lincoln sees the War as the divine retribution for the United State's sin of slavery. He states that both sides wanted to avoid war but one, the South, for its economical reasons, the ownership of slaves, wanted to tear the nation asunder, and the other went to war because they could not let the nation perish, the North. Lincoln wants that people forget their grudges and to together heal the wounded nation. To forget retribution and "with malice toward none, with charity for all" rebuild the torn nation.
The United States end the negotiations with France during the XYZ Affair because French officials demanded that the United States pay bribes.
The XYZ Affair was an incident in 1978, involving US envoys to France and un-named French diplomats who identified themselves as X, Y, and Z. They demanded substantial bribes and payments from the US envoys in exchange for ceasing of French hostility to US merchant ships as a result of the US entrance into the Jay treaty with Great Britain.
Napoleon is an emperor of France in the earlier 19th century. He had one goal: to conquer the world. In 1812, Napoleon conquered most of Europe and invaded Russia. However, his soldiers cannot adapt to the Russian winter and his conquest failed. All the countries later reclaimed their land.
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Because the Industrial Revolution increased the production capacity of Western states astronomically, there was an enormous hunger for raw materials to satisfy demands. Thus, the Western powers sought colonies where raw materials were abundant and where they could be appropriated at little to no cost.
