Read these sentences from the speech in which lincoln describes his perspective about the cause of the war. all knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. to strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the union even by war, while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. how do these sentences advance lincoln’s viewpoint? a. lincoln shows that the union was destined to fail because the country chose to allow slavery while claiming national values of freedom and liberty. b. lincoln asserts that if the south had been allowed to practice slavery as it had for hundreds of years, war could have been avoided. c. lincoln believes that if the south had simply accepted restrictions on the expansion of slavery, war could have been avoided. d. lincoln feels that the government is to blame for the war because it placed unnecessary restrictions on the expansion of slavery.

A. Lincoln shows that the Union was destined to fail because the country chose to allow slavery while claiming national values of freedom and liberty.

In this excerpt, Lincoln is arguing that the cause of the war was slavery, and more importantly, the different ways in which slavery was seen by the government and the South. The government's initial position on it was simply to try to resist its expansion. However, strong measures had to be taken at some point as slavery was not compatible with the values of the country (such as freedom and liberty). As the South was not willing to give up this practice, conflict was sure to follow.

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.

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