Flying SquidtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agoTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandic(lemmy.world)imagearrow-up1863arrow-down116message-square90fedilink
arrow-up1847arrow-down1imageTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandic(lemmy.world)Flying SquidtoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·6 months agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareKlearEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down3·6 months agolinkfedilinkI’ve started to think about it as the second US civil war, the first being the war of independence. That’s just me being a smartass though.
minus-squarew2tpmfEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down2·6 months agolinkfedilinkTechnically true. The War of Independence WAS a civil war. It was a British civil war. Goes to show that the victors write the history book.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkBoth the War of Independence and Revolutionary War imply that it’s a civil war.
minus-squarew2tpmfEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkThat’s what meant. A civil war is only called a civil war if the rebelling side loses. Otherwise it’s a revolution.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down0·6 months agolinkfedilinkEh, most governments at least have the balls to call them revolts or rebellions if they win, instead of sucking up to pure evil.
minus-squareLetmeEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down0·9 days agolinkfedilinkIt was also about slavery, because the British government was in the process of outlawing slavery at the time, and Americans still wanted their slaves
I’ve started to think about it as the second US civil war, the first being the war of independence.
That’s just me being a smartass though.
Technically true. The War of Independence WAS a civil war. It was a British civil war.
Goes to show that the victors write the history book.
Both the War of Independence and Revolutionary War imply that it’s a civil war.
That’s what meant. A civil war is only called a civil war if the rebelling side loses. Otherwise it’s a revolution.
Eh, most governments at least have the balls to call them revolts or rebellions if they win, instead of sucking up to pure evil.
It was also about slavery, because the British government was in the process of outlawing slavery at the time, and Americans still wanted their slaves
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