The causes of the Civil War and its cost to a young nation. More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America?

GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley's answer on 'what caused the civil war' led us to speak with an expert about slavery's role in the conflict.

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 ...

Kings and Generals launches a new animated documentary series on the American Civil War, following the success of their American Revolution coverage. This first installment dives into the road to ...

On multiple grounds, an honest assessment of what caused the Civil War is a good historical litmus test for any politician running for president.

Recently, a political controversy was in the news regarding the cause of the Civil War. Republican presidential candidate, and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, was accused of not stating ...

Slavery was the root cause of the Civil War, but Nikki Haley is right that from March 4, 1861 to January 1, 1863, the Civil War was about keeping the Union together.

Slavery was the central reason for Southern secession and war in 1861. Yet in 2024, two candidates for president, Nikki Haley, who failed to mention slavery as the war’s cause, and Donald Trump ...

Historian Michael Holt wrote about the causes of the secession crisis and the subsequent Civil War in his book “The Political Crisis of the 1850s”. Does any of this sound ...

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 ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...