Was the Civil War and irreconcilable conflict? Discuss from the perspective how both-range causes and those events in the Decade of Crisis that have been considered factors in whether or not the Civil War was an irreconcilable conflict. Then, based on the information you have provided, give your opinion as to whether or not the Civil War was an irreconcilable/inevitable conflict, including your opinion of whether the existence of slavery or the expansion of slavery was a cause of the Civil War.