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Peloponnesian War
Peloponnesian WarWho: Athens and Sparta
What: Sparta launched repeated invasions of Attica, while Athens took advantage of its naval supremacy to raid the coast of the Peloponnese attempting to suppress signs of unrest in its empire.
When: (431–404 BC)
Where: Mainland Greece, Asia Minor, Sicily
Why: Fought for territory -
Oct 25, 1415
Battle of Againcourt
Battle of Agincourt
Who: Henry V of England, Edward of York, Humphrey of Lancaster, Charles d'Albret, Charles D'Orleans
What: was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War
When: 25 October 1415
Where: France
Why: Invaded France following the failure of negotiations with the French -
Unification of Italy
Unification of Italy
Who: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Victor Emmanuel II, Camillo Benso, and Giuseppe Mazzini
What: Was the political and social movement that agglomerated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century
When: 1848-1870
Where: Italy
Why: Sought the unification of Italy -
Crimean War
Crimean WarWho: Russia, France, Britain, Ottoman Empire
What: The immediate issue involved the rights of Christians in the Holy Land
When: October 1853 – February 1856
Where: Crimean Peninsula, Caucasus, Balkans,Black Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea, Far East
Why: The French promoted the rights of Catholics, while Russia promoted those of the Orthodox. The longer-term causes involved the steady weakening of the Ottoman Empire, and the unwillingness of Britain and France to allow Russia to gain more territory -
Civil War
Civil WarWho: North and South
What: Southern slave states declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America (the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The states that remained were known as the "Union" or the "North". The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the extension of slavery into the western territories.
When: 1861 to 1865
Where: Southern United States, Northeastern United States, Western United States, Atlantic Ocean
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Spanish-American War
Spanish-American War
Who: Between Spain and the United States
What: American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. American attacks on Spain's Pacific possessions led to involvement in the Philippine Revolution and ultimately to the Philippine–American War. When: April 25, 1898 – August 12, 1898
Where: Cuba and Puerto Rico (Caribbean)
Philippines and Guam (Asia-Pacific)
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World War II
World War IIWho: Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek
What: was a long and bloody war that lasted for six years
When: 1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945
Where:Europe, Pacific, Atlantic, South-East Asia, China, Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa, briefly North and South America
Why: he desire and ability of Adolf Hitler, in control of Nazi Germany, to dominate Europe and gain control especially of the agrarian resources to the east of Germany was the primary one -
Afganistan
AfganistanWho:U.S. vs. taliban
What: It was launched by the United Stares in response to the terrorist attack that was carried out in the United States in September 11 2001
When: 7 October 2001 – present
Where:Afganistan
Why: War that was meant to fight terrorism
