The North, Union, and the South, Confederates.
Gadaffi's supporters (the government) and the rebels.
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the union wanted to stop slavery and the confederates ddidn't
Both sides felt they were fighting for the better of their countries. They were fighting for what they felt was right. Therefore, they were loyal.
A civil war is where the opposing sides belong to the same country or region, as opposed to fighting a foreign country. A war fought between people from the same country: e.g the English civil war
Union fought to free slaves, Confederate fought to stay slave states.
The sides in the American Civil War were fighting about the issue of slavery and its expansion into new territories. The Northern states, known as the Union, wanted to abolish slavery and preserve the United States as one nation. The Southern states, known as the Confederacy, wanted to protect their right to own slaves and establish an independent nation.
The Civil War was a between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South) in the United States. No two countries were fighting against each other. That's why it was called a civil war because it was a war between two sides in one country.
The two sides of the Irish Civil War were the "Republicans" and the "Free Staters".
A Civil war in general is a war between one country. If you went to another country and were talking about the civil war they probably would think you were talking about their civil war. The correct term is The United States Civil War.
later in the war
Both side were fighting for what they thought was right, and for what they wanted, and for what they believed in. Both sides lost a lot of solders.