What obstacles did the south face in defending its territory against the north ?

First, the South had the problem of having an agricultural economy. It is hard to win a war when all you produce is cotton, tobacco, and rice. The South had virtually no industrialization, and found it difficult to produce weapons or uniforms, for example.

Explanation:

fearing kabuki could corrupt the nation’s morals, japanese government officials

explanation:

the national morals was so the japanese and the kabuki would stop fighting