> The most prominent example is the American Civil War, where great effort was made to propagandize it as The Lost Cause. You should look into some of the thin

> The most prominent example is the American Civil War, where great effort was made to propagandize it as The Lost Cause. You should look into some of the things that were only able to pass Congress once the Southern states were no longer around to oppose them. The Pacific Railroad Acts are a big example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Railroad_Acts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Railroad_Acts