<span>They were mad because the case gave Southern slaveholders growing power. To stop their power, many Northerners turned to the Republican party.</span>
In 1934 the Communists suffered huge losses against the nationalists in the Chinese Civil War. Faced with the prospect of annhilation the leaders of the Comunist army shose to start what is now called the Long March. This was a tactic of withdrawal into mountainous areas, some 2500 miles to the north and west. The purpose was simple: survival. By undertaking a tactical withdrawal the Communists could ensure that they still had an effective fighting force; could select easy to defend locations; could regroup and could ensure that the Nationalists supply lines were long and susceptible to attacks.
Well it depends on which part of the middle ages you are looking at, if you are looking at the beginning, I would call it the dark ages due to the downfall of the Roman empire. If you are looking at the middle I would also call it the dark ages due to the famine and disease that were rampant. Its not toward the end of the middle ages we start seeing advances in culture start becoming more diverse. So in short I would call the middle ages the dark ages.
