Wars

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world war II

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a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands.

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world war I

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A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918.

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American civil war

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War between the southern and northern american states over states rights the issue was slavery., 1861- 1865, War between the South and the North. South seceded from the Union after Lincoln's election and formed the Confederacy.Caused by:-California admitting as a free state-New Mexico and Utah following CA as free state-Agitation in North for abolition of slavery in DC-Runaway slaves assisting North via underground railroad. *North didn't want to initiate war (as stated in Lincoln's inaugural address) which caused the border states to remain part of the Union. *South believed that Britain was dependent of their cotton and would help them in the war (they didn't).

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American revolution

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The war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence.

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Vietnam War

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A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.

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Korean War

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A war between North and South Korea., a war between North and South Korea, conflict between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) in which at least 2.5 million persons lost their lives. The war reached international proportions in June 1950 when North Korea, supplied and advised by the Soviet Union, invaded the South. The United Nations, with the United States as the principal participant, joined the war on the side of the South Koreans, and the People's Republic of China came to North Korea's aid. After more than a million combat casualties had been suffered on both sides, the fighting ended in July 1953 with Korea still divided into two hostile states. Negotiations in 1954 produced no further agreement, and the front line has been accepted ever since as the de facto boundary between North and South Korea.

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Iraq War

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War in which US successfully took down a dominating dictator and is currently helping them "get back on their feet"., military campaign that began in 2003 with the invasion of Iraq by a multinational force led by troops from the United States under the administration of George W. Bush and the United Kingdom under the Prime Minister Tony Blair. The last US combat brigade left Iraq on August 19, 2010. Approximately 50,000 troops still remain in the country in an "advise and assist" capacity

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French Revolution

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The revolution in France against the Bourbons., The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

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Persian Wars

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Conflicts between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire, ranging from the Ionian Revolt (499-494 B.C.E.) through Darius's punitive expedition that failed at Marathon. Chronicled by Herodotus.

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Punic Wars

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A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage (264-146 B.C.); resulted in the destruction of Carthage and Rome's dominance over the western Mediterranean

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The Trojan War

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Decade long war waged by Sparta to avenge abduction of Helen.

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The Peloponnesian War

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War that began in 431 B.C. between Athens, Sparta, and Thebes as they tried to control Greece. The war weakened each city-state, with Athens ultimately surrendering and ending the Athenian Empire.

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The Crusades

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Holy Wars fought between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land., Between A.D. 1096 and 1291, successive armies of Christians embarked on Crusades to win back the holy lands where Christ had lived; Muslims were a prime target of the crusaders. The Crusades strengthened the Christian identity of the European population and helped broaden the intellectual and economic horizons of the European privileged class.

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Napoleonic War

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This war consisted in large part of the British and French punishing each other by issuing decrees that would blockade trade into one another's ports

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The Cold War

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Refers to the period following WWII until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s.This was a period when much of the world was divided by the communist/non-communist battle for military and political superiority. While the USA and the USSR were unquestionably the world's two superpowers, they avoided direct military conflict. Instead, they sought to bring other countries into their fold

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Battle of Waterloo

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The Battle of Waterloo, fought on 18 June 1815, was Napoleon Bonaparte's last battle. His defeat put a final end to his rule as Emperor of the French. Waterloo also marked the end of the period known as the Hundred Days, which began in March 1815 after Napoleon's return from Elba, where he had been exiled after his defeats at the Battle of Leipzig in 1813 and the campaigns of 1814 in France.

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Russian Civil War

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1918-1920: conflict in which the Red Army successfully defended the newly formed Bolshevik government against various Russian and interventionist anti-Bolshevik armies. Red vs. White Army.