The correct answer is the Civil War
When Lincoln was reelected the country was engulfed in the Civil War and Lincoln was reelected based on the idea that he would help end the war which indeed did happen soon after his reelection. At the same time however, he was assassinated just 2 months into his second term so Andrew Johnson became the president.
It could be argued that nationalist rebellions in Egypt and India were similar because "<span>A.both failed initially but laid the groundwork for future independence," since they were fighting for similar causes. </span>
True.
<span>These colonies did become separate. They were both claimed by different countries and groups of people from the start.</span>
Well, both countries contained ancient civilizations, Egypt being the Egyptians and Nile River Valley, and India being the Indus River Valley civilization. Also, the people of both regions had specific religious beliefs like in Egypt, they believed in, well, Egyptian gods and goddess and in India, at the time it might have been anywhere from indigenous beliefs, to Islam, to Hinduism. Both regions made important technology civilizations that impact us even today. Both regions were a culture hearth and at their peak, they thrived and prospered immensely.