Most historians agree that one of his major failing was that "<span>c) He failed to secure foreign support, which illustrates that the Confederacy needed foreign aid to match Union resources."</span>
The United States gave attention to the outside world in the late 18th Century due to an interest in obtaining markets for surplus goods. Between the 1890s and the beginning of World War 1, the U.S expanded its access to overseas markets in other continents and acquired raw materials for its industries through the imperial policy.