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Chapter 15 Blog Questions To Respond To:
1. Which side was more at fault for the outbreak of the Civil War, North or South? Explain your position.
2. What event(s) between 1850 and 1860 do you think are most responsible for leading the nation into the Civil War? Why?
3. Could the Civil War have been avoided with additional compromise between North and South or if different actions were taken at different junctures by politicians and individuals throughout the 1850s? Explain.
4. Was John Brown, in your estimation, an "Ignatian Knight" and martyr OR a "crazed lunatic and zealot"; neither or both? Explain.
5. Could you imagine a similarly emotionally charged and politically polarized divide at some time in the future of our nation that could lead us to a Civil War II? Keep in mind that the division does not have to be necessarily geographical. Speculate and explain.
6. Identify, discuss and teach your classmates about any examples of civil war and inter-country conflict that are taking place in the world today that you may know about.
