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American War for Independence
- 1775-1783
- France/Spain/America vs Britain to regain lost territories
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American Civil War
- 1861-1865
- South vs North states
- slavery/states rights/economic and social differences
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Battle of Waterloo
- 1815
- Belgium
- ended Napoleon's reign as emperor
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Battle of Wounded Knee
- 1889-1890 South Dakota
- aka Wounded Knee Massacre
- 300 Lakota Indians killed by US military
- US feared an uprising
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English Civil War
- 1642-1649
- King Charles I vs large body of his subjects
- if king could govern s/ consent of Parliament
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French Civil War
- 1562-1589
- St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of 1572 20k Huguenots killed=bloodiest event
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French Revolutionary War
- 1789-1795
- common people uprising->series conflicts btwn gvmnt and other European nations over expanding French control
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Hundred Years' War
- 1337-1453
- series of wars btwn England/France
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Iraq War
(Operation Iraqi Freedom)
- 2003-
- Iraq vs US and allies
- in response to 2001 terrorist attacks
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Korean War
- 1950-1953
- Republic of Korea(S. Korea) vs Democratic People's Republic of Korea(N. Korea) aided by United Nations and China
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Mexican-American War
- 1846-1848
- Mexico vs US
- US acquired 1/2million miles of territory and Mexico was devastated
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Persian Gulf War
- 1990-1991
- Iraq and 32 nation coalition, led by US Gen. Schwarzkopf
- Iraq invaded Kuwait
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Second Dutch War
- 1665-1667
- England vs Holland
- Treaty of Breda
- favored Dutch(Holland)
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The Seven Years' War
- 1756-1763
- global conflict
- Europe, Britain, France, and Spain
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The Thirty Years' War
- 1618-1648
- Protestant vs Catholic in Europe (mainly Germany)
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Vietnam War
- 1955-1975
- N. Vietnam vs S. Vietnam (aided by US)
- due to Communism threatened to spread to south
- all parties suffered casualties
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War of 1812
- 1812-1815
- US vs British Empire
- due to Britis navy's arrogance on the seas
- confirmed American independence
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War of Devolution
- 1667-1668
- Louis XIV of France claims Spanish Netherlands after death of Philip IV. Triple alliance formed (England, Holland, Sweden)
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War of the Roses
- 1455-1485
- houses of York vs Lancaster
- political power conflict in England (war episodes) in which nobles were exterminated
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World War I
- 1914-1918
- Started in Europe, engulfed the world, created new Russia
- Defeated=Germany, France, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires
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World War II
- 1939-1945
- most widespread in history, traumatic civilian casualties. France declared war on Germany d2 Nazi invasion. Germany->Russia. Japan->US. Others->Japan. US dropped bombs Nagasaki & Hiroshima
- Japan and Germany lost.
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