While the term 'civil war' generically refers to a war within the nation, it has now become synonymous to the American Civil War - also known as the War Between the States – of................, which was fought between the United States of America (Union) and the Confederate States of America (Confederacy).

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• The American Civil War ended in ............. with the Northern forces under the Union defeating the southern states fighting under Confederacy.
• Soon after the War, American President ................under his capacity of being the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy issued the Emancipation Proclamation which declared the freedom of all slaves in the Confederate States of America.
• The American Civil War was fought in the years 1861-1865 over the issue of ……………...
• ………….., is now leading the United States of America as its president.
• The American Civil War started on 12th April, .............., and came to an end on 9th April, 1865, thus lasting for four years and resulting in heavy loss of life and property.
• With the …………….. collapse of the Soviet Union, the term Second World largely fell out of use and the meaning of First World has become extended to include all developed countries.
• The Inter-American Court of Human Rights was established in ................ with the purpose of enforcing and interpreting the provisions of the American Convention on Human Rights.
• The United Nations Human Rights Council, created at the ............... World Summit to replace the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, has a mandate to investigate violations of human rights.
• In............., the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) were adopted by the United Nations.
• The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action in................., in terms of which the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was established.