The United States was at a crucial period in our countries history after the American Civil War ended. President Lincoln had the task of uniting the northern and southern states while the country faced economic and social challenges. He planned to institute the Ten Percent Plan, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to unify the divided nation. The reconstruction challenges the nation faced in the post civil war era are similar to those we have encountered in Iraq. The current Iraqi government faces challenges such as uniting the war torn country, establishing a single government body, and dealing with the segregation of the Iraqi Shia and Sunni population.

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