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Originally Posted by Highbury
I am actually going to discuss the OP and not the Civil War... hope nobody minds... 
I would have to say the underrated Woodrow Wilson deserves a tip of the hat. His timing of keeping the US out of WWI until the right moment when the world's previous dominant powers were all but spent was the foundation of the superpower the country is today.
I could be really picky and say the list leaves out the 13 Presidents prior to Washington though  |
Wilson and friends played a huge part in the outbreak of WW2 I'd say. As for the Civil War, regardless of the issues involved, Lincoln did the right thing keeping the country united. Imagine the states as thier own fractious nations. We certainly wouldn't have the power we have enjoyed over the years and would have been invaded by foriegn powers by now I'd think. It could have ended up the nazi or soviet states of america had history played out differently in regards to the civil war.