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Lincoln was trying to appeal to Southern voters by picking Andrew Johnson as his running mate. These two men were actually very different politically speaking. Lincoln was a Republican, Andrew Johnson was a Democrat. Lincoln was from the Midwest US, Andrew Johnson was from Tennessee.

Lincoln knew that having a Democratic Vice President who once represented a Confederate state (Tennessee) would allow his presidency to appeal to a wider range of voters.

There were two main alliances that took part in WWII. One of those is the allies. This alliance consisted of countries such as the US (after 1941), the UK, France and more. The other alliance was called the axis. This alliance consisted of Germany, Austria and Italy.