Introduction National Spirits (also called country modifiers or ideas) are core mechanics in HOI4. They represent a nation’s historical, political, or economic situation (e.g., Great Depression , Treaty of Versailles , Undisturbed Isolation ). While many are removed via focus trees or events, you may want to remove them manually for testing, modding, or bypassing unwanted penalties.
You can check if a spirit exists first:
active_ideas= disunited_government
If you need to , also check common/on_actions for any on_startup or on_monthly that might re-add it. Hoi4 Remove National Spirit