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Dethroning King Cotton, pages 443-444

All successful revolutions needed foreign assistance. The South counted on it but did

not get it.

European ruling classes wanted the South to win to weaken the United States.

The European masses however were firmly on the side of the North – in large part due

to the influence of Uncle Tom’s Cabin in creating a huge abolitionist feeling,

Even the fact that England relied on the South for 75% of its cotton did not result in

European intervention. At the beginning of the war, England had a huge surplus and

when this ran out, Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation and made the

war about ending slavery

Also, the British suffered a series of bad harvests and had to buy huge amounts of

wheat and corn from the Union so they could not afford to help the South and lose

this source of food.

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The Decisiveness of Diplomacy and Foreign Flare-Ups, pages 444-

446

The Union managed to avoid war with England, Canada, and France during the years

of the Civil War and with its ultimate victory, secured its place as the power in North

America.

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President Davis versus President Lincoln, pages 446-447

The Confederate government had a serious problem: it consisted of ardent state’s

rights members who resisted most attempts to unite as a strong central government.

Jefferson Davis

President Jefferson Davis was not popular and despite good qualifications, was unable

to unify the Confederates into a cohesive unit and often defied public opinion.

President Lincoln developed a genius for leading and molding public opinion to meet

the needs of the Union war effort and this was the ultimate reason for his success

despite opposing politicians.

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