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Napoleon's Invasion of Russia
Napoleon invaded Russia for the expansion of territories whose total size, geographical density, and seasonal climatic extremes made the invasion happen. This invasion reduced the French army and they had to join with other alliances. -
Russo-Japanese War
This war was a clash between two empires. Both Japan and Russia wanted to enlarge the power and influence in the countries that China controlled.The Russo-Japanese War was one of the cause of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Russia was humiliated after losing this war. The Treaty of Portsmouth required Russia to remove troops from Manchuria while allowing the Japanese to hold the Liaodong peninsula and Korea. As a result of all of this the Czar was forced to liberalize his government. -
World War I
World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Soon after Russia, Germany, France, and Great Britian were involved. The Bolshevik Revolution alerted Russia to pull out of the war. After this war, the Russian Empire collapsed. They also had to accept the terms of the Central Powers. -
World War II
In this war the general goal of the Germans was to gain more land for Germany. The germans also wanted to exterminate all of the "racially inferior" people in Russia. After this war, Russia controlled parts of Germany and started to take over some countries in eastern Europe and install a communist government. -
Cold War
The cold war caused European nations, the United States, and Canada to form a new military defense alliance (NATO). This meant that Soviets could not touch any of the NATO members without being attacked by their whole alliance. The Soviets then created their own military alliance with the eastern European nations (Warsaw Pact) because of this. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union withdrew their troops from Afghanistan, and said their invasion was morally wrong. The Soviets required more trade with Western nations and allowed them to create their own policies free from their control. -
Wars with Chechnya
The first war with Chechnya happened because they declared independence when the Soviet Union had broken apart. In 1996, it concluded with a peace agreement.The second war with Chechnya Chechen separatists entered Dagestan and many bombings occurred because of Chechen militants. Russia claimed that its efforts against Chechen fighters were part of the “war on terrorism”. -
Russia's war with Georgia
This war began because both countries accused eachother of military buildup between Abkhazia and South Ossetia. After this war was over Abkhazia and South Ossetia were reconized as independent republics. Victory went to Russia, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia. Georgia also lost control over parts of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
