If the South won the Civil war?

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I've been thinking alot about various historical events and what would have happened if certain events were to be changed. Basically alt universe stuff I guess.

Anways my latest one is what if the South had won the civil war. I'll define "won" and battling the North to a stalemate at which point a situation similar to North/South Korea is set up. I would be interested to read what some of historical differences some of the deeper thinkers think would have occurred. I'm looking for stuff beyond just slavery into events like the World Wars, Word Economy today, race relations today, and the US influence around the world.

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Alaska would not be a state.

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I've been thinking alot about various historical events and what would have happened if certain events were to be changed. Basically alt universe stuff I guess.

Anways my latest one is what if the South had won the civil war. I'll define "won" and battling the North to a stalemate at which point a situation similar to North/South Korea is set up. I would be interested to read what some of historical differences some of the deeper thinkers think would have occurred. I'm looking for stuff beyond just slavery into events like the World Wars, Word Economy today, race relations today, and the US influence around the world.

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I can't believe the South could have secured a permanent victory. The North would have bided its time, then come after them again.

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Alaska would not be a state.

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Why? Why wouldn't the North make the same deal?

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Ah, does man make history, or does history make the man? Is greatness a light from within, or does it merely chance upon those who are standing in daylight?

This looks like the work of one man.

http://www.everythingalaska.com/eta.sfy.html

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there is a book about this... i don't know the title, but the author analyzes different wars and how the world would have turned out if other sides won.. i.e the south, nazi germany etc.

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there is a book about this... i don't know the title, but the author analyzes different wars and how the world would have turned out if other sides won.. i.e the south, nazi germany etc.

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The author is Harry Turtledove. I believe the first book of the series is called Guns of the South

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there is a book about this... i don't know the title, but the author analyzes different wars and how the world would have turned out if other sides won.. i.e the south, nazi germany etc.

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have you read this book and is it any good?... it's an interesting topic.

The author is Harry Turtledove. I believe the first book of the series is called Guns of the South

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Alaska would not be a state.

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That would be sad. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] That's my home state.

But what is your basis for this claim?

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actually, the only reason alaska became a state was so we could have a an airfield capable to reach any point in the globe in a short period of time... oil was discovered after, otherwise the soviets wouldn't have sold it. It was cold war strategy.