In Europa Universalis II, a civil war is a built-in event, representing the division of a country's land forces into two factions. One faction is represented as rebels; the existing government controls the other faction. Note that some countries have scripted events named "civil war", for example the English Civil War. These events are intended to represent some historical civil wars. However they are not true civil wars; they are normal events, typically involving some rebellions and some event-imposed revolt risk for a while.