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Let's say Britain and France intervene in the ACW, and the Union is defeated. At the peace conference, they have to recognize the Confederacy. At this point, the cats out of the bag, so to speak. States have left the Union and formed their own nation, successfully. Could it possibly happen again? IOTL, the USA went into times where fairly radical political groups, like the Populists, Progressives, and Socialists all raised a ruckus. Could any states find reason to leave the Union during these turbulent times? If, say, the socialists gained control of a state through elections, but then the Federal government refused to allow them to enact their 'radical' agenda on Constitutional grounds, they could try and succeed. That's just an example scenario, but could it occur?
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