NounSingular civil war Plural civil wars civil war (plural civil wars) From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A civil war is a war between organized groups within a single nation state, or, less commonly, between two countries created from a formerly-united nation-state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies. It is high-intensity conflict, often involving regular armed forces, that is sustained, organized and large-scale. Civil wars may result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption of significant resources. Civil wars since the end of World War II have lasted on average just over four years, a dramatic rise from the one-and-a-half year average of the 1900-1944 period. While the rate of emergence of new civil wars has been relatively steady since the mid-1800s, the increasing length of those wars resulted in increasing numbers of wars ongoing at any one time. For example, there were no more than five civil wars underway simultaneously in the first half of the twentieth century, while over 20 concurrent civil wars were occurring at the end of the Cold War, before a significant decrease as conflicts strongly associated with the superpower rivalry came to an end. Since 1945, civil wars have resulted in the deaths of over 25 million people, as well as the forced displacement of millions more. Civil wars have further resulted in economic collapse; Burma (Myanmar), Uganda and Angola are examples of nations that were considered to have promising futures before being engulfed in civil wars. Scholars investigating the cause of civil war are attracted by two opposing theories, greed versus grievance. Roughly stated: are conflicts caused by who people are, whether that be defined in terms of ethnicity, religion or other social affiliation, or do conflicts begin because it is in the economic best interests of individuals and groups to start them? Scholarly analysis supports the conclusion that economic and structural factors are more important than those of identity in predicting occurrences of civil war. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What are some examples of foreign influence in a civil war? Q. What are some examples of foreign influence in a civil war? Foreign countries sometimes get involved in civil wars, don't they? How many foreign troops can get involved before people deny it's still a civil war? Wouldn't just one be enough? Asked by water_skipper - Wed Oct 10 15:37:34 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) Nationalists led by General Franco >Nazi Germany (approx 19,000) >Fascist Italy (approx 75,000) >Portugal (logistical support) >Moroccan Muslims (moors) >Irish Blueshirts (approx 700) Republican >Soviet Union (approx 700) >International Brigades (approx 30,000 volunteers from 53 nations) Answered by floatingbloatedcorpse - Wed Oct 10 16:57:37 2007 What parts of reconstruction after the civil war lead to the most drastic changes in American life? Q. I need to know what ideas or events besides the civil war changed American society the most between 1865-1888. The question is... "How is war the midwife of Revolution. Asked by wnnagetdirrty82787 - Tue Sep 25 00:03:18 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Reconstruction was not like the name implies. It was an occupation only. The Union soldiers were suppose to be a police force but they did a bad job. This situation caused the development of the KKK which sparked racial tension and the long road toward civil rights in the 50's and 60's. Read, "Gone with the Wind" it does a pretty good job of telling what basically happened after the civli war. Also, the government didn't do anything to set blacks toward a better future. They sould have set up an education system like they did for the American Indian but they didn't. The government punished the south by having higher transportation taxes on goods going south than goods going north causing higher prices on items for sale in the south.… [cont.] Answered by Heart of man - Tue Sep 25 01:32:35 2007 How did photography in the Civil War change the image of war for the world?
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