Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldimagemessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down11
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageTIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in Icelandiclemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square45fedilink
minus-squareKlear@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI’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-squarew2tpmf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoTechnically 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-squareDragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoBoth the War of Independence and Revolutionary War imply that it’s a civil war.
minus-squarew2tpmf@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoThat’s what meant. A civil war is only called a civil war if the rebelling side loses. Otherwise it’s a revolution.
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.