w2tpmf@sh.itjust.workstoToday I Learned@lemmy.world•TIL the U.S. Civil War is called "The Slave War" in IcelandicEnglish
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3 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.
That’s what meant. A civil war is only called a civil war if the rebelling side loses. Otherwise it’s a revolution.