How do you define Civil War?

Answer 1

A "Civil War" is technically a fight for control of the central government by two or more groups, thus, the Southern States are correct in calling the American Civil War a "War of Seccession", but as the Rebs lost, them Yankees will call it what they like :P In Iraq, only the Kurds in the north are talking seccession, and only Turkey seems to consider this sinister. The Saudis back the sunni, and Iran the shia (they badly want Najaf, so dear to Iran's leadership end-times prophecy thing). So it's a "civil war", like the Balkans, Haiti, Mogadishu and other places Clinton sent our troops, some of which they remain in now. Darfur is the same thing, outside forces backing different parties (China vs. the UN).

Answer 2

I Civil War is defined as a war between to regions or groups within a country. Like what is happening between liberals and Americans.

Answer 3

I Civil War is defined as a war between to regions or groups within a country. Like what is happening in Iraq and Sudan.

Answer 4

A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power.

Some civil wars are categorized as revolutions when major societal restructuring is a possible outcome of the conflict. An insurgency, whether successful or not, is likely to be classified as a civil war by some historians if, and only if, organized armies fight conventional battles. Other historians state the criterion for a civil war is that there must be prolonged violence between organized factions or defined regions of a country (conventionally fought or not).[citation needed]

Ultimately the distinction between a "civil war" and a "revolution" or any other name may be arbitrary, and is determined by usage. However the distinction between a "civil war" and "revolution" can be recognizable. The successful civil war of the 1640s in England which led to the (temporary) overthrow of the monarchy represented by Charles I became known as the English Civil War, which can be described, by Marxists and some historians, as the English Revolution. The successful insurgency of the 1770s in British colonies in America, with organized armies fighting battles, came to be known as the American Revolution. In the United States, and in American-dominated sources, the term 'the civil war' usually means the American Civil War, with other civil wars noted or inferred from context.

Factors such as nationalism, religion, and ideology played little role in pre-modern civil wars. Modern nationalists have commonly read past revolts (such as Scotland against England or Catalonia against Spain) as early stirrings of nationalism, the truth is that these conflicts were in fact feudal or dynastic rather than national. There are some pre-modern civil wars that can be seen as fueled by religion (the Jewish Revolts against Rome), but these can also be seen as revolts by a servile people against their oppressors or uprisings by local notables in an attempt to gain independence.

Answer 5

A war witin the same country between two or more groups. For instance our civil war in the US was between th North and the South.

Answer 6

Civilian War

Answer 7

civil war is when people within the same country war against each other.

Answer 8

a war between citizens of the same nation.

Answer 9

One time, I was taking my dog for a walk and this squirrel bit me and then my dog killed it.