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Causes of the Civil War: Bleeding Kansas. Proposed by Sen. Stephen Douglas of Illinois, the Kansas-Nebraska Act essentially repealed the line imposed by the Missouri Compromise. Douglas, an ardent believer in grassroots democracy, felt that all the territories should be subject to popular sovereignty.
An easy to remember list of the most important issues surrounding the causes of the war is: Militarism-many countries believed it was important to build large armies and navies. Alliances-the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were said to have been formed to help prevent war.