A supposed asset for the South at the beginning of the Civil War that never materialized to its real advantage was?

These are the options for the question:

A) Effective Military Leadership

B) Intervention from Britain and France

C) The fighting skill of Southern males

D) Its ability to fight on its own soil

E) Its belief that it was defending its way of life

And the correct answer is:

B) Intervention from Britain and France

Explanation:

The Confederacy was an important supplier of cotton to Europe, including Britain and France. The Confederate leadership believed that Britain and France would eventually intervene in their favour once the cotton supply went down because of the war.

Unfortunately for the Confederacy, this never happenned because Europe got the cotton it needed from other countries such as Egypt and India. Besides, the fact that the Confederacy supported slavery also prevented France and Britain from supporting them, because in both countries, slavery was unpopular.