When I was younger I used to think the "Civil War" was called the "Silver War", and was actually a war over jewelrey and table utensiles.
A childhood belief about wars

others believed things like this
- I thought the Civil War was the Silver War.— Vicki J.
- I grew up in NY and used to believe that The Dukes Of Hazard took place during the Civil War.Anon
- I used to believe that there were red and black spiders underneath the table in the toilet.— Phil
- I used to think that the sleep in my eyes at the breakfast table were toast crumbs.— crawford
- I believed that the breed of dog called Boxer was called that because they could stand up and box.Anon
- i used to believe that a ghost lived under my bed and that a giant lived under our dining room table.— nameless