What really led to the American Civil War? This episode investigates the deeper causes behind Southern secession—slavery, economic conflict, states’ rights, and political breakdown. Discover ...

The clearest picture of what caused the Civil War, I have argued, emerges in the words of some 50 men who served their slave states as secession commissioners in late 1860 and early 1861.

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...

An American Civil War happening today is possible, and its cause would probably be similar to what caused the one in the 1860s, says Eli Merritt, a political historian at Vanderbilt University and ...

As a war expert on a CIA panel, UC San Diego political scientist Barbara Walter helped forecast civil wars in other countries ...

Nikki Haley expands on Civil War comment after she did not cite slavery as a cause for the war. The questioner told Haley it was "astonishing" she gave an answer that did not mention slavery.

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Thursday addressed the backlash to her Wednesday night comments about what she thought was the cause of the American Civil War, during which she ...

The Civil War has already come up and caused problems for another candidate during this primary season, with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley fumbling a question about its causes.

In this first episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on the American Civil War, we explore the core causes of the conflict - including slavery, westward expansion, economic tensions, and ...