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What if the United States had lost the Civil War? In this alternate-history short, the Confederacy survives as a separate country between the United States and Mexico—but peace doesn’t last. The North looks for ways to defeat its former rival, first backing a Mexican attack and then supporting Afro-American revolutionaries inside the Confederacy.

Both efforts ultimately fail, but the conflict leaves the Confederates weakened. When the United States finally declares war, its army gains the upper hand and reconquers the former Confederate territories. Explore this imagined Civil War outcome through a fast-paced history and geography story about secession, rebellion, and a divided America. For fans of alternate history, US Civil War scenarios, historical what-if stories, and short-form history videos.

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00:00What if the U.S. lost the Civil War?
00:02With the North losing the war, the Southerners would finally have their own country,
00:05located between the U.S. and Mexico.
00:07Even though they would now be divided,
00:09United States would constantly be thinking of reasons to crush them.
00:12Their first idea would be to pay the Mexicans, who would attack the Confederacy.
00:16Even though Mexicans would have a strong army,
00:18they wouldn't be well-equipped and would soon lose the war.
00:21The other thing U.S. would think of is to start revolutions from the inside,
00:25funding Afro-American revolutionaries, who would want to fight.
00:28This would seem like a good idea at the start, and would even start working.
00:31But with the Confederate Army coming, they'd be able to suppress everything.
00:34With no other choice left, United States would have to declare war on them,
00:38and the battles would start.
00:39However, since the Confederates would be tired from the war against the Mexicans
00:43and the Afro-American rebellions, they would start losing.
00:46Pretty soon, U.S. Army would absolutely demolish them,
00:49returning Confederacy to their territories.

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