No, the Civil War Did Not Forever Settle the Matter of Secession

Tags: Secession, World History

03/27/2024 Ryan McMaken

By the logic of “we tried it before,” the Soviet victory over Lithuania in 1953 meant that the question of independence was settled forever, and that Irish secession was forever verboten after the Easter Rebellion failed.

Original Article: No, the Civil War Did Not Forever Settle the Matter of Secession

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