The term hawks and doves has been used since early American history. Hawks refers to those who want to go to war and doves refers to those who oppose going to a war.
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Some people in the United States supported U.S. intervention to stop the spread of communism, which were the "doves," but others who were advocates of war were called hawks.
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Because the Union had blockaded the Southern ports, and very few imports were able to get through.
war between the states started over states rights
Kentucky and Maryland were border states, and Missouri and Kansas were caught in divided loyalties at the start of the US Civil War. Kansas was admitted as a state in 1861 and became the site of violent infighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions.
Yes, they did. That was the trigger for the Civil War.