The American Civil War

 BELL comes from the Latin word meaning "war." Bellona was the little-known Roman goddes of war; her husband, Mars, was the god of war.

 Antebellum \an-ti-'be-ləm\ Existing before a war, especially before the American Civil War 

(1861 - 65).

When world war I was over, the french nobility found it impossible to return to their extravagant antebellum way of life.

Often the word antebellum summons up images of ease, elegance, and entertainment on a grand scale that disappeared in the postwar years. That way of life in the American South depended on a social structure that collapsed after the war. The years after the Civil war -- were coloured for some people by nostalgia and bitterness ( Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the wind shows this through the eyes of the southern gentry), and for others by belief and anticipation.

                                                                  an excerpt from Mariam Webster's Vocabulary Builder

Have you read about the American Civil War? Try answering the following questions.

1.  How many years did the war last?

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2.  Name the two opposition groups that fought the war.

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3.  Which event brought about the end to the war?

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4.  Relate the end of the war to the present level of development of America.

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5. What was the estimated number of death recorded from the war?

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6. Who was the American president in power during the American Civil War?
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7.  How does Tutu's quote relate to the American Civil War?
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