when the time for the next elections came, it was clear that the most important question would be slavery. there were four candidates, but a northerner called abraham lincoln won the election. in his inaugural address lincoln warned the southerners that they shouldn't destroy the union of the states, but they didn't listen. in february 1861 eleven southern states formed their own union, which was called the confederacy, but abraham lincoln wouldn't let them split up the country. and so the civil war began. the north (their army was called the union army) was actually more powerful than the south: as you remember, they had more men, and their factories produced weapons and supplied the northern army with everything it needed. but the confederacy had one big advantage: they didn't have to invade the north, they just had to protect their own land and homes. at that time a lot of people thought that it would be possible. so at first, the confederacy had more luck; their men were better trained and fought with more spirit. just as in the revolutionary war, americans from the south were once again fighting for their independence. the union soldiers were getting tired. after they lost some important battles, the anti-slavery idea wasn't enough to inspire them any more. the southerners felt that just one more big victory would be enough to win the war.
Britain today is a country with a highly developed, strong and independent economy. The economic recovery after World War II took almost forty years. In addition to internal resources, the recovery spurred the entry of Great Britain into the European Community in 1973, which contributed to raising the country's competitiveness. Now Britain is in the forefront among the developed countries in terms of growth of production, productivity and competitiveness. The share of manufacturing and engineering in the years after the Second World War, has fallen from one-third to one-fifth, at the time, as the service sector expanded significantly and began to bring a significant portion of the country's income. The United States and Japan - the most significant trading partners of the United Kingdom, and Japanese companies often choose the UK as their base in Europe. Other developing countries of East Asia's export-oriented economy actively participate in the open market of Great Britain. Thus, the United Kingdom is actively cooperating not only with the countries - members of the Commonwealth, but also from Europe, Asia and North America.80 years have witnessed a large-scale privatization of state enterprises, which were nationalized in previous years. Also raised the average level of life, although still remaining at a successful division of the south-eastern part of the country, including London, and less rich territory west and north. Unemployment and inflation have gradually been reduced, but remained high. The country played the role of the global financial leader, which, along with the discovery of deposits of oil and natural gas in the North Sea has reduced the economy's dependence on more traditional sources of energy and significantly improve the domestic economy and the economic policy of the government. The main points of the economic policy of the government began regulating and frequent change in interest rates, a gradual reduction in direct taxation, reducing the role and influence of professional associations, the promotion of real estate to the public, increasing the share of natural persons - holders of shares in companies, improving the actual preparation of students of educational institutions to work in real world. Significant efforts are being made to improve the productivity and competitiveness of goods and services.
when the time for the next elections came, it was clear that the most important question would be slavery. there were four candidates, but a northerner called abraham lincoln won the election. in his inaugural address lincoln warned the southerners that they shouldn't destroy the union of the states, but they didn't listen. in february 1861 eleven southern states formed their own union, which was called the confederacy, but abraham lincoln wouldn't let them split up the country. and so the civil war began. the north (their army was called the union army) was actually more powerful than the south: as you remember, they had more men, and their factories produced weapons and supplied the northern army with everything it needed. but the confederacy had one big advantage: they didn't have to invade the north, they just had to protect their own land and homes. at that time a lot of people thought that it would be possible. so at first, the confederacy had more luck; their men were better trained and fought with more spirit. just as in the revolutionary war, americans from the south were once again fighting for their independence. the union soldiers were getting tired. after they lost some important battles, the anti-slavery idea wasn't enough to inspire them any more. the southerners felt that just one more big victory would be enough to win the war.