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Assuming you mean the American Civil War...

1. The issue of slavery. The South was an agricultural society and wanted to have slaves. The Northern states abolished slavery and was mainly an industrial society. This issue went back to the very founding of the United States.

2. States' rights. Many Southerners didn't like the idea of "outsiders" (people in the North or from Washington, D.C.) telling them what to do.

3. Sectionalism/factionalism. This is similar to number 2. The South and the North were two very different societies; different priorities, different social norms, and so on. This lead to a lot of political and cultural misunderstandings.

4. Economic factors. This ties in with number one. The South would not or could not easily change from an agrarian society (King Cotton) to an industrial society. Slavery was seen by many Southerners as a necessary evil to sustain their way of life. Unfortunately many Southerners didn't see slavery as an evil at all. They just saw it as another part of life, like walking your dog or painting a fence.

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