Why was the war of 1812 nicknamed the “second war of independence

it was known as American Revolutionary War which was fought from 1775 to 1783. it ended with the Treaty of Paris which people considered it a failure

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.