They built the military up and started becoming allies with Germany
The answer for this question is: <span>the election of Abraham Lincoln as President
Abaraham Lincoln was always known as someone that really see slavery as something that undermines human's value.
Not long after elected as president, Abraham Lincoln made several policies that make it harder for the southern states to keep their slaves, which led to the first secession.</span>
<u>Natural Rights</u> are rights that you have just because you were born.
<u>Civil</u> are rights you are given for belonging to a specific society.
<u>Religious Freedom</u> and <u>Freedom of Speech</u> are rights that are guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Defamation can be broken down into two parts <u>Libel</u> (written) and <u>Slander</u> (verbal).
The Supreme Court case <u>Texas v. Johnson</u> held up the burning of the U.S. flag.
The Supreme Court case <u>Plessy v. Ferguson</u> ruled separate but equal which was overruled by <u>Brown v. Board</u> which ruled separate is not equal.
The 13th Amendment accomplished the task of <u>Abolishing Slavery</u>.
Thanks to the work of people like Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Stanton the <u>19th</u> amendment was passed which accomplished <u>women's suffrage</u>.
The freedom of religion breaks down into two parts which are <u>Free Exercise of Religion</u> and <u>No Establishment of Religions by the Government</u>.
The U.S. v O'Brien case is the litmus test of <u>The First Amendment's Guarantee of Free Speech</u>.
<u>Rousseau</u> says that people give us some of their rights for protection for their other rights.
The three rules known for unifying Japan are Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.