The Spanish American War earned the nickname Splendid Little War.
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My answer is The Union was able to stop Confederate supplies from entering Florida.
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They were either killed, or sent away to do a different task. They did have a right to decline participation, so it was rare when they were killed.
In this very same paradigm, we can suggest that in order for these two world nations to come to a better relations provide them a single enemy to battle. This is to focus on more important and urging matters such as climate change, poverty alleviation and others than competing each other's interests.