Abraham Lincoln brought little political experience to his presidency yet rose to the occasion to become a masterful leader, whereas Jefferson Davis, a seasoned politician, proved to be a relatively ineffectual chief executive.
It's situational ironySituational irony is the disparity of intention and result: when the result of an action is contrary to the desired or expected effect
the irony of history that occurred in 1876 is that the election of 1876 officially crushed the american dream for millions of black americans
It was unsinkable but it sank!
It caused additional anger against the southern states which resulted in more punitive action by northerners. Carpetbaggers ended up running the government in the south and caused even more severe hardships since they could no longer control their own destiny At the end of the Civil War two very different plans for reconstructing the nation were offered. Had Lincoln lived perhaps history would have different. The assassination of Lincoln, however, left the vulnerable Andrew Johnson, a Southerner and former slave owner with no college education, President. Could he live up to Lincoln's ideals? Would he be allowed the opportunity? That is the question. After the Civil War congress was controlled by a group called the "Radical Republicans." Lincoln was able to control them and had proposed a plan for reconstruction that looked to treating the South more like a lost brother returning home. Lincoln looked to reconstruction as a time of healing. The Radical Republicans, however, looked at reconstruction as an opportunity to teach the South a lesson and to punish them. In 1866 Congress passed the Wade-Davis Bill which called for rather draconian Reconstruction measures. Lincoln vetoed the bill but thedebate raged. Lincoln would have been able to control the Radical Republicans, at least that is the conventional wisdom. Lincoln's death, however, left a void in leadership. The new President, Andrew Johnson, was a southerner. As you can imagine this bitter irony was not lost on the Radical Republicans who hated him even before he was President. Johnson proposed a plan similar to Lincoln's. Suffice it to say, congress was not amused. The relationship between Lincoln and Congress soured quickly. Immediately following the Civil War, Southern states passed numerous laws restricting the rights of Blacks. They were known as the "Black codes". Mississippi, for example, barred interracial marriages. The punishment for such an act was death. Another code restricted the area in which Blacks could live. For example, Blacks could not own or rent land outside of an incorporated town. The purpose of this code was to undermine the efforts of the federal government in giving forty acres of land to former slaves. Many large plantations in the South were confiscated or abandoned. Much of this land was parceled out to slaves in forty acre allotments. These actions by Southern states angered congress. Led by the "Radical Republicans", congress passed sweeping legislation during the Reconstruction years. Congressmen Charles Sumner and Thaddeus Stevens led the fight and first passed an act to establish the Freedmen's Bureau. Its purpose was to provide education and training for Blacks in their transition from slavery to freedom. Despite the best efforts of President Andrew Johnson to stop all legislation assisting Blacks, several significant bills were passed. With martial law in force in the South, congress could do virtually anything it wanted to. The rebellious states could not vote on the measures before congress, and there were enough votes to override President Johnson's vetoes.
probably historical irony but i know there is more to this question than just that.
Union General George B. McClellan's narrow victory over the Army of Northern Virginia gave President Lincoln his opportunity to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. The irony of better said, the paradox of McClellan's victory allowed Lincoln to fire the general who won the battle.
Jackson strongly opposed paper money and the national bank
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verbal irony had to do with words, but situational irony has to do wit events.
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Another name for situational irony is irony of events.
Irony punctuation is a type of notation that is used to express sarcasm or irony in written format. An example of irony punctuation is the reverse question mark.
The assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BCE aimed to restore the Roman Republic and prevent the concentration of power in one individual. However, it ultimately failed to achieve its goal; instead of reviving the Republic, it led to a power vacuum, civil wars, and the rise of Caesar's adopted heir, Octavian, who became the first Roman emperor. The assassination intensified the shift from a republican system to autocratic rule, highlighting the irony of the conspirators' intentions.
Situational irony occurs when the outcome of a situation is different from what is expected, while verbal irony happens when someone says the opposite of what they mean for effect. Situational irony is more about unexpected events, while verbal irony involves words and their actual meaning.