<span>strengthened their military and their desire to expand their Empires.</span>
It was mainly religious themes.
The correct answer is that it was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history. It resulted in over 23,000 casualties. Consequently, the b<span>attle ended the Confederate invasion of Maryland in 1862 and resulted in a Union victory</span>