The Benefits Of The Civil War

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There have been multiple wars in history for many different reasons. Has it ever come to mind if they're actually necessary? Many overlook the good outcomes of war. Instead they focus on all the negatives that happened during wars. I believe as horrible as wars are that they're necessary. They've given us a few things like, power, freedom, and equality. Taking the Revolutionary War for example we gained both power and freedom. Since we split away from Great Britain, meaning they didn't have control over us anymore that gave us freedom. We also benefited by getting power, because we were no longer apart of Great Britain, so we could make our own laws/government.The Civil War has also benefited us giving us more equality. Although there's still

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