This chapter provides an overview of Civil War diplomacy. It explains why European nations took such an interest in the war but decided on neutrality rather than recognition of the Confederacy and involvement in the fighting. It argues that Confederates took a highly flawed approach to foreign relations and that European reactions to the war were governed by a mix of geopolitical, economic, ideological, and cultural factors that worked to the Union's advantage.
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