Why can't the South supported by Britain and France beat the North?

Why couldn't the south supported by Britain and France beat the north during the American Civil War?

1860, Lincoln, a Republican who advocated the abolition of slavery, was elected president, the slave owners in the south rebelled, and the American Civil War broke out. After the war broke out, the North and the South fought a fierce war, which lasted for four years. When the war broke out, both the north and the south made full preparations, especially the thirteen southern States, which had been planning for a long time and received the support of the great powers.

But in the end, the south was defeated by the north in the war and completely failed. Many people can't help wondering why the south has been planning for a long time and has the support of Britain and France. Why can't it beat the north?

First of all, the overall strength of the North is far stronger than that of the South. Before the war, the population of 23 northern States was 22 million, and European immigrants poured in, while the population of the south was only 9 million, of which 4 million were slaves. In terms of industrial output value, the gap between the two sides is even greater. The economic output value of the north is as high as $65.438+08 billion, which is more than 654.38+00 times that of the south. At the same time, the north has a complete and powerful industrial system, and the south mainly relies on the export of agricultural products to earn foreign exchange. Although the south is also rich, it lacks strong industries.

The total industrial output value of the southern states is less than 1/4 of that of new york, so it is conceivable how big the industrial strength gap between the north and the south is. Therefore, whether it is the number of soldiers or the war potential, the south is far behind the north.

Of course, the South is not without advantages. The greatest advantage of the south is that it has been planned for a long time and is well prepared. The southern states have been arguing with the north for many years, and have long wanted to leave the union, even in 1850. Therefore, they have been recruiting and accumulating strength. The south bought a lot of weapons and equipment from Europe with huge foreign exchange.

In addition, southerners are brave and good at fighting, so they are very tough and have strong fighting capacity. During the American-Mexican War, the southern states were the main forces in the war and deep-water charge, so there were many brave and experienced generals in the southern army. The northern army didn't go to the battlefield much, and many of them were improvised during the war. So at the beginning of the war, the confederate army defeated the northern army and once took the initiative.

In addition, the southern States have the support of the British and the French. However, due to the successful foreign policy of the North, Britain was forced not to openly support the South, and could only secretly smuggle arms to the South. Although the French expressed their support under the wooing of Britain, they did not take any practical action against the South under the lobbying of the North. Because the north acquiesced in France's control over Mexico and gave its sphere of influence to France. It can only be said that the traitors in the south are not as cruel as those in the north.

At the same time, under the lobbying of the North, the North was supported by Russians who were hostile to Britain and France. Therefore, the North has mastered the discourse power and diplomatic initiative of the international community, which makes all countries define this war as "civil war". It was the success of this diplomacy that made the North successfully avoid the direct interference of the great powers, and blocked the southern coastline with the navy, cutting off the communication channels between the South and the outside world, thus gradually drying up the funds, weapons and ammunition in the South.

The strength and war potential of the north are far stronger than that of the south, so once the war is drawn into a protracted war, the south will inevitably fail. The only chance for the South is to win Washington and new york in the early stage of the war, defeat the Union Army, and win the North before the Union Army completes the war mobilization. However, the South failed. After an initial wave of strength, it soon began to be at a disadvantage and was eventually consumed by the north. 1865, robert lee, commander-in-chief of the confederate army, led his troops to surrender to the union, and the civil war ended.

In this game between capitalists and landlords, the capitalists in the north finally won, and Americans began to really rise and eventually became the world's number one power.