History of Wars

By mpend
  • 490 BCE

    Persian Wars

    Persian Wars
    1. 499- 449 BC 2. Greece, Thrace, Aegean Islands, Asia Minor, Cyprus and Egypt 3. Persian wars,500 BC - 449 B.C. ,series of conflicts fought between Greek states and the Persian Empire. 4. Mardonius, Artemisia,Darius, Xerxes 5.The Greeks were able to regroup. To defend against the Persians, Athens formed the Delian League, making the city- state the most powerful in Greece.

  • Punic Wars

    Punic Wars
    Mediterranean Sea, North Africa 3. The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. 4. King Pyrrhus, Livy, Cicero, Cato,Marius 5. Rome imposed a heavy indemnity on Carthage, to compensate her for her losses.
    Trojan Wars 1. 12 century BC - 19 century BC 2. Dardan

  • Trojan Wars

    Trojan Wars
    12 century BC - 19 century BC 2. Dardanelles 3. According to classical sources, the war began after the abduction of Queen Helen of Sparta by trojan prince Paris. 4.Odysseus, Aeneas, Nestor,Priam, Paris, Ajax 5. After Trojan defeat, the Greeks heroes slowly made their way home.

  • Peloponnesian War

    Peloponnesian War
    .Sicily, Ancient Greece 3. The Peloponnesian War is the name given to long series of conflicts between Athens and Sparta 4.Delian League, Persia, Pericles, archidamus 5. Sparta wins the battle of Tanagra the 1st Peloponnesian War

  • Franco-Prussian War

    Franco-Prussian War
    1870-1871 2. France and Kingdom of Prussia. 3. Conflict between France and Prussia that signaled the rise of German military power. 4. Prince Metternich, Count Cavour, Victor Emmanuel 5. German victory . Fall of Second French Empire

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    54-1763 2. North America 3.North american conflict in larger imperial war. 4. George Washington, William Pitt,James Wolfe. 5.Had a great impact British Empire

  • WW1

    WW1
    1914-1918 2. Europe, Africa,Middle East,Asia,Pacific Ocean. 3.Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism 4.William II, Woodrow Wilson, Nicholas II 5. The signing the Treaty of Versailles.

  • Hundred Year Wars

    Hundred Year Wars
    1. 1337-1453 2. France, Low Countries 3. The Hundreds Years War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the french throne. 4. King Henry V, Joan of Arc, King Edward lll 5. The Hundred Years inflicted untold misery on France.

  • War of the Roses

    War of the Roses
    . 1455-1485 2.Washington, Fremont Place in Los Angeles.3. Prince Charles 4.Richard III, Henry VI,Henry Tudor 5.Henry defeats the Yorkist forces, Richard is killed, Henry ushers the rule of the house of Tudor.

  • Sino- Japanese War

    Sino- Japanese War
    .1937-1945 2. Taiwan, Korea 3.Japanese victory a significant loss of prestige for Qing Joseon removed from the Qing Empire’s vassalage Korean Peninsula transferred to a Japanese sphere of influence.