The tensions leading up to the civil war were present at the beginning of the nineteenth century. (points : 2)
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Yes, it is true that the tensions leading up to the Civil War were present at the beginning of the nineteenth century. This is because the Civil War was really about state's rights to practice slavery, which was already being discussed at this time. Although several compromises were attempted, none worked. 

The three factors that started American imperialism were political and military competition including the creation of a strong naval force, economic competition among industrial nations and a belief in the racial and cultural superiority of people of Anglo-Saxon decent.

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