Why is it called Civil War when it is very UnCivil?

Question

Why is it called Civil War when it is very UnCivil?

Answer 1

because the end result of any civil war is to create a civil environment .  

Answer 2

Civil Wars are fought when Civil liberties are the key issue for the war.

Answer 3

Because it was inside the state, with 2 or more different parties of the same nation fighting each other, such as: the American Civil War, War of the Roses, the Rwanda Genocide, or many other conflicts throughout history.

Answer 4

It is called the Civil War because the North won, and refuses to acknowledge that the Confederate States of America was indeed a sovereign nation. Therefore, it could not have been a civil war; it was merely a war.

Answer 5

Civil wars are conflicts within one country between the citizens of that nation.  There have been several civil wars: the American Civil War, the English Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, and the Russian Civil War.

Answer 6

The term 'civil' has several meanings, but one of them is:

of the commonwealth or state

In this sense, civil means the people of a country, so a civil war means a war between the citizens of a single nation.

EDIT: To the troll giving everyone a thumbs down... not mentioning any names (witchiator1)... we,  as well as the poster, all know that a civil war is a war fought between the people of a single nation.  What the poster is asking is WHY did they use the term "civil war" when most of them are anything but civil.

The reaosn is that the term civil not only mens to be polite, but also means of a single nation or state.  So single nation war... or civil war.  2+2=4 wichitaor1?

Answer 7

because civil mean with in or the same thing ..meaning the war wasn't against another country it was usa ageist the usa

Answer 8

The same reason they call them miss-iles...