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Spain1939Wars
Franco's nationalist victory concluded Europe's bloodiest pre-WWII conflict and installed a fascist dictatorship lasting four decades.
The international response to the Spanish Civil War included many non-Spaniards participating in combat and advisory positions. - summary
Iraq1991Wars
When the world ganged up on Saddam Hussein.
On August 2, 1990, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and annexation of Kuwait, a move that shocked the international community and triggered one of the fastest military mobilizations since World War II. - summary
Vietnam1964Wars
The Gulf of Tonkin incident—real or fabricated—triggered massive U.S. military intervention and transformed a regional conflict into a superpower proxy war.
It has a second campus in Vung Tau city. - summary
Ottoman Empire1856Wars
The Treaty of Paris, signed on March 30, 1856, ended the Crimean War and reshaped the geopolitical order of Europe and the Near East. - summary
Pakistan1971Wars
The nine-day conflict resulted in Bangladesh's independence from West Pakistan and remains one of the deadliest wars of the post-1945 era.
The Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 resulted in the secession of East Pakistan as the People's Republic of Bangladesh. - summary
Russia1905Wars
The largest land battle of the early 20th century shattered European myths of Russian invincibility and triggered the 1905 Russian Revolution.
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and the Korean Empire. - summary
Global1904Wars
The war that shattered European assumptions about Asian power.
Diplomatic negotiations failed, and on February 8, 1904, Japan launched a surprise attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur without a formal declaration of war. - summary
France1870Wars
France's catastrophic defeat and surrender of Napoleon III ended the Second Empire and triggered the Franco-Prussian War's conclusion.
The Battle of Sedan, also known as First Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War from 1 to 2 September 1870. - summary
Greece1821Wars
Greek insurrection against Ottoman rule ignited European Romantic support, fractured Ottoman stability, and reestablished an independent Hellenic state after 400 years.
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from 1821 to 1829. - summary
Turkey/Syria/Iraq1380Wars
Documented military campaigns and cuneiform records of chariot-based warfare establish the earliest fully attested inter-imperial conflict with strategic commanders and logistics.
Hittite art was produced by the Hittite civilization in ancient Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey, and also stretching into Syria during the second millennium BCE from the nineteenth century up until the twelfth century … - summary
United States1861Wars
When Lincoln's election shattered the Union and slavery's fate hung in the balance
Beauregard to take Fort Sumter-a federal garrison in Charleston harbor still flying the Union flag-the war began on April 12, 1861, with Confederate artillery opening fire at 4:30 a.m. - summary
India1849Wars
Britain's defeat of the Sikh Empire secured Punjab and cemented British dominance across the Indian subcontinent.
Sikh Wars: British Victory Consolidates India Rule (1849) - India. - summary
China1839Wars
Britain's military assault on Qing China over opium trade rights inaugurated Western imperial dominance in Asia and forced China's opening to foreign commerce.
In June 1839, British naval forces launched the First Opium War against China, a conflict that reshaped global trade and cemented Western imperial dominance in Asia. - summary
Italy216 BCEWars
Battle of Cannae
The Battle of Cannae was a key engagement of the Second Punic War between the Roman Republic and Carthage, fought on 2 August 216 BC near the ancient village of Cannae in Apulia, southeast Italy. - summary
Belgium1944Wars
Nazi Germany's final major offensive on the Western Front in December 1944 tested Allied resolve and ultimately sealed Germany's military fate in World War II.
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive and referred to by the Germans as Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein, was an offensive campaign on the Western Front during the Second World War, taking place from… - summary
Spain1936Wars
On July 17, 1936, Spanish General Francisco Franco initiated a military rebellion that would splinter Spain into two warring camps for the next three years. - summary
France1815Wars
The Hundred Days and Napoleon's dramatic return set off the final coalition war, a pivotal moment in European power realignment with both military and electoral consequences.
The Hundred Days marked the period between Napoleon's return from eleven months of exile on the island of Elba to Paris on 20 March 1815 and the second restoration of King Louis XVIII on 8 July 1815. - summary
India1962Wars
China's rapid military incursion into disputed Himalayan territory fundamentally reshaped regional geopolitics and dashed Nehru's vision of Asian solidarity.
The Sino-Indian War, also known as the China–India War or the Indo-China War, was an armed conflict between China and India that took place from October to November 1962. - summary
Switzerland1928Sports
St. Moritz hosted the Winter Games as a distinct Olympic spectacle, establishing the parallel winter sporting tradition.
The Second Winter Campaign was a failed military campaign by the Ukrainian National Army in October and November 1921 against the Bolsheviks. - summary
China1927Wars
The split between Nationalist and Communist forces initiated a two-decade conflict that would reshape East Asia and culminate in Communist victory.
The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and the forces of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). - summary