What was the most important structural difference between the U.S. civil war and the civil wars that took place in most Latin American countries after their decolonization?

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In most Latin American countries that experienced civil wars post-decolonization, the conflicts often ended with the conservative, typically rural-based factions (analogous to the "South" in the U.S. Civil War) prevailing. This contrasts with the U.S. Civil War, where the industrialized, more progressive North emerged victorious.

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