In 1861 in the US as a result of increasing political and economic differences between the South where the slave system prevailed, and the North, where a capitalist society, the civil war unfolded.
Civil War the United States takes a more prerequisites of the fifties of the nineteenth century, when the country started to arise a revolutionary situation.That's when it became clear that the armed clash between the two systems is inevitable, because slavery is strongly inhibited the development of capitalism in the United States, so it was necessary to eliminate.Thus, the conflict in Kansas (1854-1856 biennium), J. uprising. Brown (1859), the movement against slavery were evidence of approaching military conflict.Thus, the causes of the Civil War in the United States were clear.
Already in 1860 Abraham Lincoln became president of the country, which meant a loss of power to the Democratic Party, which is affected by the slave owners.That is why they announced their withdrawal from the southern states of the Union, and began to prepare for war.
winter of 1861 in the state of Alabama created by the Confederation, which included eleven out of thirty four states.In the spring of that year, the Confederation rebelled and seized all the arsenals located in the South, where it was located practically the whole arsenal of weapons and ammunition.
The American Civil War was centered on the vast territory.For example, in the North and West, it was limited to rivers in the east - the Atlantic Ocean and in the south - the Gulf of Mexico.
north of the country had a population of twenty-two million people and is located on its territory, metallurgical, gun and textile factories.While the South has nine million people, four of whom were slaves.A large part of the population did not support the rebels, and there was no economic base necessary for the conduct of hostilities.Virtually all the action took place in the areas of railways and rivers.
Civil War the United States, in particular its plan of from the South, was designed to support France and the UK.So, it planned to seize Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri, after which Washington itself, and to force the government to accept their terms.Plans for the North were defensive in nature, and then planned to have the offensive.
first phase of hostilities (1861-1862.).Upstate knew a lot of defeats.The fighting unfolded in one direction - Washington-Richmond.North was a plan "Anaconda", according to which the army and navy were created around the states of the South, which were to crush the rebellion.During this period, the northerners managed to block the southern ports, it deprived the rebels ties with France and Britain.
second period of hostilities (1863-1865.).In the spring of the North was defeated in the Battle of Chancellorsville.But then the war came the turning point.In the summer of the southern army was strong enough to defeat the whole area of the Confederacy was divided into two parts.
US Civil War maneuverable character acquired by the North (1864-1865.).Spring offensive began in the northern troops.The revolutionary actions of the North contributed to the complete defeat of the enemy.Thus, A.Linkoln able to win the respect and authority among the American population, and, four years later when he was killed, it was a great loss for the country.
It should be noted that the civil war turned the US because the intentions of the South to extend the slave system to all States and South America.It was a costly and bloody war, but it went down in history as the event that took a huge revolutionary significance for the country.In addition, it contributed to the development of military industry and the armored fleet.
