What event triggered the war between the union and the confederacy

For in this unit, you read about transitions of power and the formation of newly independent nations in africa, asia, the americas, and the middle east. some of these transitions were peaceful, while others caused long-term instability. why do you think some countries were more successful than others with political transitions? what do you think were the biggest challenges facing newly independent countries? would it have been possible for leaders to prevent these problems before they happened? why or why not?

President eisenhowers foreign policy stressed peace, threatened massive retaliation for attacks and what

“i now wished for the last friend,death, to relieve me.” what is equiano referring to?