What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of War?

disadvantages

• Death/Injury
• Separation of familes
• Debt
• Destruction of Cities/Towns 

Death/Injury

• For example, in the Civil war 359,528 soldiers died.
• 275,175 Soldiers were injured 

Deaths/Injuries of Soldiers in Civil War 

• For example, in the Civil War took 359,528 lives. 
• Wounded 275,175 soldiers

SEPARATION of Families

• Many families were separated when  men went off to war. 
• When the war was over there were very few members left. 
• Some families could not be reunited even after the war ended. 

Debt

• The Civil War cost the U.S more than 15 million dollars. 
• After the war was over the U.S was drowning in debt and corruption. 

DESTRUCTION of Cities/TOWNS

• Many battles take place in cities or towns.
• Therefore, after the battle is over much destruction is left behind
• The more damage there is the more it will cost to fix. 
• For example, Sherman's March to Sea practically destroyed all of the south.

Advantages

• Land Gain
• Freedom

Land Gain

• Land gain can be an outcome of war depending on what your figting for. 
• The Revolutionary war gave the U.S the 13 Coloinies

freedom/Independance

• War can gain independence from a mother country.
• For example, the Revolutionary War gave the U.S freedom from Britain. 

work cited

• "American Civil War" Britannica 
• "Revolutionary War" Britannica
• "Revolutionary War-Debt"
• "Civil War-1861" Britannica