civil war

Examples of civil war in the following topics:

• The Guatemalan Civil War

• The Syrian Civil War

• The Russian Civil War

• The Chinese Civil War

• The Civil War Amendments

  • The Civil War Amendments protected equality for emancipated slaves by banning slavery, defining citizenship, and ensuring voting rights.
  • Known collectively as the Civil War Amendments, they were designed to ensure the equality for recently emancipated slaves.
  • This contrasted with the pre-Civil War compromise that counted enslaved people as three-fifth in representation enumeration.
  • It banned any person who had engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the U.S. from holding civil or military office.
  • These methods were employed around the country to undermine the Civil War Amendments and set the stage for Jim Crow conditions and for the Civil Rights movement.

• Modern Warfare

  • Weaponry also changed significantly during the Civil War.
  • The most lethal change during the Civil War was the introduction of rifling to muskets.
  • These new technologies required new tactics to effectively wage war; thus, professional military education was also revolutionized during the Civil War.
  • The use of rifles on the battlefield greatly increased casualties in the Civil War.
  • Identify the factors that made the Civil War the "first modern war"

• War of Black Liberation

  • The Civil War is sometimes referred to as The War of Black Liberation because the Civil War resulted in the end of slavery.
  • The Civil War is often referred to as "The War of Black Liberation", because it eventually resulted in the end of slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation and the passing of the 13th Amendment.
  • Abolitionists were enraged and slave owners encouraged, contributing to tensions that led to civil war.
  • The Civil War then became known as a War of Black Liberation; however it was fueled by a mix of political, economic, and moral motives.
  • Explain why the Civil War is often referred to as the War of Black Liberation.

• The Indian Response

  • The Creek War (1813–1814), also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek (Muscogee) Nation.
  • Although the Creek War began as a civil war, U.S. forces became involved when they attacked a Creek party in present-day Alabama, at the Battle of Burnt Corn.
  • Before the Creek Civil War began, the Red Sticks, generally younger men, had attempted to keep their revival activities secret from older chiefs.
  • This decision ignited civil war in the Creek Nation.
  • Analyze the relationship between the Creek Civil War and the War of 1812

• Union Finances

  • The Union emerged from the Civil War with a healthy economy by funding the war with new taxes, printing money, and issuing government bonds.
  • Chase showed remarkable ingenuity in financing the war without crippling the economy.
  • Several new taxes imposed during the war relied on wartime patriotism to bolster public approval.
  • The United States required more than three billion dollars to pay for the immense armies and fleets raised to fight the Civil War and more than $400 million in 1862 alone.
  • The Greenback bill issued by the United States during the Civil War

• The Aftermath of the War

  • Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation enabled blacks to join the Union Army, giving the Union an advantage, and helped end the Civil War.
  • Historians have debated whether the Confederacy could have won the war.
  • The American Civil War was followed by a boom in railroad construction, which contributed to the Panic of 1873.
  • The war accounted for roughly as many American deaths as all American deaths in other U.S. wars combined.
  • Andersonville National Cemetery is one of many cemeteries holding Civil War dead.