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Civil war, is a war which has the special characteristic of being civil, that is to say internal rather than external. A decision on whether such a war exists generally involves a consideration of (1) whether it can be said that the conflict was between opposing 'sides', (2) what were the objects of the 'sides' and how did they set about pursuing them, and (3) what was the scale of the conflict and its effect on public order and on the life of its inhabitants, Spinney's (1948) Ltd. v. Royal Insurance Co. Ltd., (1980) 1 Cloyd's Rep 406 (UK)....
Contraband
Contraband [fr. Contra, Lat., against; and bando, Ital., edict], such goods as are prohibited to be imported or exported, bought or sold, either by the laws of a particular state or by special treaties; also a term applied to designate that class of commodities which neutrals are not allowed to carry during war to a belligerent power.It is a recognized general principle of the law of nations, that ships may sail to and trade with all kingdoms, countries, and states in peace with the princes or authorities whose flags they bear; and that they are not to be molested by the ships of any other power at war with the country with which they are trading, unless they engage in the conveyance of contraband goods. But great difficulty has arisen in deciding as to the goods comprised in this term.In order to obviate all disputes as to what commodities should be deemed contraband, they have sometimes been specified in treaties or conventions. But this classification is not always respected during ...
civil rights act
civil rights act Federal statutes enacted after the Civil War, intended to implement and give further force to basic personal rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Such Acts prohibit discrimination based on race, color, age or religion. Source: FindLaw ...
Decoration Day
a day May 30 originally appointed for decorating with flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors who fell in the Civil War in the United States now called Memorial Day and established as the last Monday in May and designated as a day for commemorating those who died in all wars of the United States...
Gettysburg
The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and around the town of Gettysburg Pennsylavania in 1863 At this battle the defeat of General Robert E Lees invading Confederate army was a major victory for the Union and is considered by many a turning point in the war after which victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible as many thousands died at Gettysburg See also Gettysburg Address...
grandfather clause
grandfather clause : a clause creating an exemption (as from a law or regulation) based on circumstances previously existing ;specif : a provision inserted in the constitutions of some southern states after the Civil War requiring high standards of literacy and substantial property qualifications of voters except for descendants of men voting before 1867 ...
Carpetbagger
An adventurer a term of contempt for a Northern man seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern part of the United States after the Civil War 1865...
Dixie
A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United States esp during the Civil War...
Kuklux
The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by a secret political organization active for several years after the close of the Civil War and having for its aim the repression of the political power of the freed negroes called also Kuklux Klan and the Klan It exerienced a revival in the 1920s in the north as well as the south and persists as a weak organization into the 1990s Its goals were primarily anti negro and anti Catholic and its tactics included terrorist attacks on negroes for the purpose of intimidation with the goal of continuing segregation The signature activity of the Klan was the burning of a cross either at rallies of Klansmen or on the property of African Americans which they hoped to intimidate...
VerbarMahabarata
A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus written in Sanskrit It is of great length and is chiefly devoted to a history in many episodes of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India...
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