• What If the South Had Won the Civil War? // 04

  • Jan 16 2025
  • Length: 17 mins
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What If the South Had Won the Civil War? // 04

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  • What if the Confederacy had triumphed in the American Civil War? This alternate history explores the ripple effects of a Southern victory, from a divided United States to the potential global impacts of a prolonged slave-based economy. Would the Union and Confederacy have coexisted peacefully, or would new conflicts have emerged? How might this alternate timeline have shaped world wars, civil rights movements, and modern geopolitics? Join us as we delve into a thought-provoking journey through one of history’s greatest "what ifs."

    References:

    1. YouTube Video: "Alternate History: What If the South Won the Civil War?" by History Matters. Published on March 2, 2020.
    2. Book: "If the South Had Won the Civil War" by MacKinlay Kantor. Published in 1960.
    3. Article: "The Confederate States of America: A Speculative History" by American Historical Review. Published on May 15, 2015.
    4. Documentary: "The American Civil War: A Nation Divided" by PBS. Released in 2015.
    5. YouTube Video: "How the Confederacy Could Have Survived" by AlternateHistoryHub. Published on January 8, 2018.
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