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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Since the South could only have won with Britain and France's recognition, I think the South would have joined the war on the Allied side and the North would have stayed out altogether.
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A lot can happen in 50 years.
Example is the turmoil that happened around the German unification.
Sardinia Piedmont attacked Austria with the backing of France (1859) and took Lombardy. In 1866 Prussia attacked Austria and Italy was there to help Prussia. Fearing the rise of Prussia, France started talks of an alliance between them, Italy AND Austria. The Austrians were ready to ally themselves with a side that took away from them north Italy only 10 years prior.