Question

What is a civil war? Explain with context to Sri Lanka?

Answer 1

A civil war is when two community's or groups fight among themselves in a single country.Since Sri Lanka has a majority of Sinhalese of 74% they had introduced acts ehich made them superior over the Sri Lankan Tamils and the Indian Tamils which created an alienation of the Sri Lankans. This lead to many protests for their recognition for which the sinhalese had refused.This led to a civil war where thousands of both communities died and the war had caused a terrible setback in their education,economic life and development in the country.

Answer 2

A civil war is a war between organized groups within a single nation state, or, less commonly, between two nations created from a formerly-united nation state. The aim of one side may be to take control of the nation 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 result in large numbers of casualties and the consumption of large resources...