Any ideas for this history question - just need some ideas to pass by so i can get brainstorming! Thanks!?

Question

Ideas for subjects regarding this question: "States make wars, but wards make states". Discuss.

Any ideas where i could start this?
Thanks,
Emile

Answer 1

Yes I too would go with any Civil War where states have been formed or redefined in the aftermath.

Answer 2

Wars often redefine political boundaries determined by the winner and the cost. If you win, but cannot rebuild do to lack of resources, did you win. There is a story about a king whose losses in two battles were so great that he re-regretted winning. He claimed that another such victory would destroy his kingdom.
Always note the cost of war and winning.
A victor might as well lose in some cases. The winner bears the cost of re-building, but you risk your society and tradition. World War Two example: if the U. S. let Japan win so that Japan would bear the cost of rebuilding after the war, then the U. S. would lose it's form of government and rights and such. You don't have such a risk when battling similar governments.

Answer 3

Think of the U.S. Civil war. The war between the northern and southern states and the reprecussions of the war in these areas. How did it affect northern and southern states? Hope this helps. Best of luck!

Answer 4

first off did u mean to say wars, not "wards"
if u did, i think it means that when there are fights land is conquered, and sometimes distributed to other areas, in that case more areas might form, and citizens move to different areas expanding their culture and diversifying different states.
hopes this helps a little