After the civil war, the southern economy

left the Southern economy in absolutely terrible condition. The South, with its agricultural economy, lost its ability to exploit slave labor for greater profits, and also most battles occurred in Southern territory, leaving huge spans of agricultural land destroyed.

(e) a major consequence of the election was that several southern states

roosevelt believed that in light of the country's recent military successes, it was unnecessary to use force to achieve foreign policy goals, so long as the military could threaten force. this belief, and his strategy of “speaking softly and carrying a big stick,” shaped much of roosevelt's foreign policy.