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  1. But they were Mexico at that time.
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  2.  @somachus  Mexicans like the churches now. The couple months I was in Mexico I saw people going to the churches.
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  3.  @somachus  It was settled by Spain in 1500s.
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  4.  @hugh8090  The war hurt the French people's feelings more than anyone. It hurt the Russians by dying by the millions.
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  5. Even better for the United States -- not being in Europe. There were only 2 WW2 battles on US soil. Pearl Harbor and battle of Attu Island.
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  6. The French declared war on Germany, and then lost.
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  7.  @nicolamiceli9097  "The UK was at least the third most powerful ally" It's obviously the smaller of the three, USA, Soviet Union, Britain.
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  8. There was no income tax before the 20th century. And the country was largely financing itself on tariffs imposed on southern exports. That's a very rational reason to secede--paying for a government that doesn't represent you.
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  9.  @MrMah-zf6jk  There were threats of secession as early as 1836 from tensions over tariffs, which helped northern industry by raising prices but hurt southern exports. The South paid about 2/3 of revenue to the feds before the Civil War. The secession letters didn't mention tariffs because they needed tariffs to fund the war.
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