| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BUILDINGSBURNED | War of 1812; Civil War; Oklahoma City |
| AMERICAENDURED | Revolutionary War; War of 1812; Civil War; World War I; World War II; Cold War; and, one day, the War Against Terrorism |
| NATIONATTACKED | Revolutionary War; War of 1812; Pearl Harbor |
| THOUSANDSKILLED | Civil War; World War II; Vietnam |
| antebellum | before or existing before a war, especially the American Civil War. |
| antebellum | Occurring or existing before a particular war, esp. the American Civil War |
| postbellum | Occurring or existing after a war, in particular the American Civil War |
| antebellum | relating to the period before a war, esp the American Civil War (1861-1865) |
