War Poetry Timeline

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    Peloponnesian War

    Peloponnesian War
    (not actual date)
    An ancient greek war with Athens vs. Sparta in Mainland Greece. War determined who controled the Delian League, allowing the winner (Sparta) to dominate the Mediterranean Sea.
  • Oct 25, 1415

    Battle of Agincourt

    Battle of Agincourt
    A battle between England and France on October 5th at the English Channel/Agincourt-France. The battle was so that Henry V could be recognized as heir to the French throne and regent to France.

  • Unification of Italy

    Unification of Italy
    (not actual date) "Risorgmento"
    This was a political and social movement that unified different states of the Italian Pennisula into the Kingdom of Italy. The goal was to unite Italy into one cultural and political enity; create an Italy united by democracy.

  • Crimean War

    Crimean War
    A war between Russia, Britain, France, and Turkish at the Crimean Pennisula. Russia lost to the alliance of France and the rest of them over a war of the rights of Christians in the Holy Land.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    This war was fought between The "Union"/North vs. Southern Slave states. It was a war over the disagreement of the existence of slavery. It was so that the states had the right to be autonomous under the Federal Union and abolish slavery (States rights vs. Federal).

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    This war was between the United States and Spain. The US had declared war on Spain following the sinking of the 'Battleship Maine". Reason being that Aemricans were upset about what the Spanish were doing to Cuba and the mysterious sinking of the warship.

  • World War II

    World War II
    This was a war between Great Britain and France vs. Germany. germany had attacked France through Belgium; also trying to take over Britain. This war happened in Europe, mainly because Germany was trying to take over land and France and Britain agreed to protect Poland.

  • Afghanistan

    Afghanistan
    This war is between the US and Al-Qaeda that takes place in Afghanistan. It is a war to try an destroy Al-Qaeda terroist organization and remove power from the Taliban government.