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 A conflict between the southern states of the [[offtopic:usa|United States of America]] which declared that they had seceded in 1860-1, and the remaining loyalist states, taking place 1861-5. Depending on who you ask, the issue was either states' rights vs. the power of the federal government and/or the fact that the southerners refused to end slavery.
-The idea that the southern states could win the war and become independent as the [[alternate history:Confederate States of America]] is such a cliché nowadays in AH that [[offtopic:Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy]] memorably described it as "the most original What If? ever".
+The idea that the southern states could win the war and become independent as the [[Confederate States|Confederate States of America]] is such a cliché nowadays in AH that [[offtopic:Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy]] memorably described it as "the most original What If? ever".
 The ACW, along with [[pods:wwii|World War II]], is probably the area of history that has been most 'Podded', i.e. the result of almost every battle and skirmish being changed has been considered at some point or other.