Foreign+country+attack+during+the+Civil+War

= = **Page created by JK-OS, AG-SOTH and GB-OS** =If we were seen as weak during the Civil War and att **acked by another country, would we be a country today, or would the South and North have united against a common enemy? **= 

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 **This is important to U. S. history because if a different country attacked us during the civil war the place that the other country would of attacked would have no protection and would be taken over. Another thing would be that the other country would flank the one of the side and probably take the entire army.** ======


 When the civil war was going on another country would see this as the other country being venerable to be attacked and would take advantage of it. They Probable would go strait for the capital and come when the North planed an attack on the south. //**(JK-OS)**//

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 **Another thing that I have been interested in is the civil war. Even before this assignment I thought this and I don’t think we would be here today if that had ever happened. Since our whole country was already at war with itself we would have been totally defenseless and none of us would be here today. We are lucky they didn’t and should all be glad we are here today.** ======


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War did almost break with England out thanks to the naval officer, Captain Charles Wilkes. He purposely insulted them and almost invited them over. This along with many, many other things made an attack on the United States during this time a [|constant threat.] <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> With that info it was not a question of if one country attacked the US but if one country joined a certain side. The main threat level was not in an attack at first but of one side getting a new and stronger ally. ** (GB-OS) // **
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 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">The civil war was very important to the United States history. If another country had attacked the U.S, it would have not been a country. If a country like Great Britain attacked the U.S they would have been trying to take there land that they had lost from the U.S. When they attack there army would be a lot larger than the north or south’s army. **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);"> When the civil war was going on another country would see this as the other country being venerable to be attacked and would take advantage of it. They Probable would go strait for the capital and come when the North planed an attack on the south.

When the United States where in war it would have been a good chance for another country to take over the United States. The United States probable thought about what they would do if anther country had attacked the United States during the civil war. (JK-OS) **

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">I believe this question is very important in United States history. This question raises lots of questions on how things would be like today. Would we be a country still? Would we still have our freedom? Would this war result in involving more than two or three different countries ready to take United State's territory?One way to help draw a conclusion to the result of this would-be disaster is to look back in history and see how different countries or groups joined together who had different beliefs to conquer an enemy. One example is World War II, when we (United States of America) joined forces with Russia to defeat Germany. Both countries have very different beliefs, yet joined together to destroy or stop a common enemy. Would this be the same with the Confederates and the Union? **======

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 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128);">If a country that was just beginning to build a foundation was thrown into a civil war, how would another country see this? For me, I'd find this as a great opportunity to weaken another country and to gain more land and power. With the whole country divided, it would be much easier to confuse and attack them. **


 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Another good way to draw the best conclusion for this question is to look at the Long Telegram. The Long Telegram is between two leaders of different countries discussing relationships. The United States Treasury at the time sent a telegram to the Soviets to ask about support issues. [|More on the Long Telegram] Also, a Russian professor predicted that in 2010 the United States will split forever and become part of different countries such as Canada, Europe, Russia etc... or be majorly influenced by those countries. [|"The United States will split" in 2010 prediction] ** //<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**(AG-SOTH)** //

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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> **[|More on the Long Telegram]** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|constant threat.] **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|"The United States will split" in 2010 prediction] **
 * <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 128); font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[|Confederacy] **
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