What was the reconstruction era and why did it fail?

A cause of the lack of political focus during Reconstruction was the great economic prosperity in the North following the Civil War. ... The failure of the North to effectively rebuild the South, and bring it back into the Union during Reconstruction is evident after the time period.

Island hopping: A military strategy employed by the Allies in the Pacific War against the Axis powers (most notably Japan) during World War II. It entailed taking over an island and establishing a military base there. The base was in turn used as a launching point for the attack and takeover of another island.

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