<span>forced showdown between the southern states to themselves.</span>
The point was that it was negotiation for two parties, they would force interaction between eachother to get an advantage in the negotiation over the other.
Explanation:
Example: this was used as a policy in the US to coerce the Soviet Union into backing down militarily.
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<span>The idea of limited government was first established in the document known as the Magna Carta in 1215. </span>
The mutiny increased distrust between the British and the Indians so the British decided to directly rule India<span> instead of indirectly.</span>
