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In reply to the discussion: Civil War Question [View all]Drale
(7,932 posts)Even though they had the superior military leadership and soldiers, the North had overwhelmingly superior numbers as well as equipment and ability to replace losses. The South's agricultural economy was extremely vulnerable to war, as seen in Shermans march to the sea. Even if the South had defeated the North in the war, they would not have recovered for many many years and most likely they would have fallen into ruin and begged to rejoin the Union. People asked the question what if the British or French joined the war? That would never have happened because the British detested slavery, although one could argue that Colonization was basically slavery, and the French were not really strong enough at that point to help another country fight a war.
P.S. That is a great documentary, but then again anything by Ken Burns is great.