Answer:
Many predicted that the South win the war.
Explanation:
The Civil War of the 1860s fought between the North (Union) and the South (Confederates). Many expected the South to win the war because it had the military advantage as they knew the terrain (landscape) better than the North and battled for their land. The South more men qualified as officers and soldiers. Majority of the famous Generals and Commanders in America were from the Southern region including; Robert E. Lee, Nathan Bedford Forrest, James Longstreet, Stonewall Jackson and others. The Confederate officers recognised by their ambitious nature and individualistic. They followed the rules of honour and personal pride, which help them to fight together for the cause.
The ideology present in the proclamation of Wilhelm i is Nationalism. Nationalism involve the loving of ones person country and its culture.Person with nationalism ideology support one nation interest and his or her national identity to the exclusion of others.