Proxy (or surrogate war) the two superpowers were not directly fighting each other but were supporting or actively engaged in wars in other countries. The Soviet Union to spread communism and the U..S. to stop the spread of communism. Korea and Vietnam were proxy wars.
surrender Southern forces or face annihilation attack the Northern city of Washington, D.C. fire on Fort Sumter or let it be replenished stop acts of secession or be impeached.
