They intended to damage the u.s. fleet so badly that by the time it could be rebuit they would have uncontested control of all of asia and the south pacific
        
                    
             
        
        
        
The U.S. in 1846 was not justified in going to war with Mexico, they didn't have justification to respond with violence.
        
             
        
        
        
I believe that the answer to the question provided above is that US foreign policy became more strict due to the crisis. The strict policy has affected those innocent firms and the cash flow are oppressed
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I would describe Lincoln's plans for the South as lenient. Lincoln wanted to welcome the South back into the Union, not by punishing the South by using strict laws. 
        
             
        
        
        
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Any subject of study needs justification: its advocates must explain why it is worth ... In the past history has been justified for reasons we would no longer accept. ... History should be studied because it is essential to individuals and to society, and ... Only through studying history can we grasp how things change
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