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| A '''civil war''' is a ] in which the parties are segments of the same country or empire. The contention is often over matters of religion, ethnicity, or politics, but is sometimes simply a struggle for power between two or more rival groups. | A '''civil war''' is a ] in which the parties are segments of the same country or empire. The contention is often over matters of religion, ethnicity, or politics, but is sometimes simply a struggle for power between two or more rival groups. | ||
| ⚫ | Examples of civil wars include: | ||
| There were several major civil wars in the ]. The ] was fought ostensibly over the institution of ], but the underlying cause of the dispute was the issue of "states' rights": the conflict between the rights of the individual states versus the power of the federal government. | |||
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| *], 1135-1153 | *], 1135-1153 | ||
| *], ~1455-1485 | *], ~1455-1485 | ||
| *], 1642-1649 | *], 1642-1649 | ||
| *], 1860-1865 | |||
| *], 1917-1921 | *], 1917-1921 | ||
| *], 1928-1937, 1945-1949 | *], 1928-1937, 1945-1949 | ||
| *], 1936-1939 | *], 1936-1939 | ||
| There were also several major civil wars in the ]. | |||
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A civil war is a war in which the parties are segments of the same country or empire. The contention is often over matters of religion, ethnicity, or politics, but is sometimes simply a struggle for power between two or more rival groups.
Examples of civil wars include:
- The Anarchy, 1135-1153
- Wars of the Roses, ~1455-1485
- English Civil War, 1642-1649
- American Civil War, 1860-1865
- Russian Civil War, 1917-1921
- Chinese Civil War, 1928-1937, 1945-1949
- Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939
There were also several major civil wars in the Roman Empire.