So, I'm watching the 1988 miniseries "Lincoln", and near the beginning, Secretary of State Seward is pushing for starting a war with European powers in the name of the Monroe Doctrine, which he believed would appeal to the southerners identities as Americans and make them rejoin the Union. This is something that I'd not heard about before. Any truth to it?
What would have been the result of it? Could he have convinced Lincoln to pursue this course, or if he had become President instead is that something he would have pursued himself?
What would have been the result of it? Could he have convinced Lincoln to pursue this course, or if he had become President instead is that something he would have pursued himself?