cilvil war

5. a group of people, countries, organizations, etc. joined together for a common purpose or by a common interest
6. keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
8. a person who commands.
10. to contend in battle or physical combat.
11. a formation of fighting units, together with support arms and services, smaller than a division and usually commanded by a brigadier
13. a person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country
14. to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand

1. They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy.
2. mental or emotional strain.
3. 16th President of the United States
4. an act or instance of uniting or joining two or more things into one
6. weapons (such as bows, slings, and catapults) for discharging missiles.
7. something that is produced by a cause or agent; result. power or ability to influence or produce a result; efficacy
9. a group of soldiers who fight on horses\
12. to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent