Major Conflicts - Russia

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Timespan Dates:	Timespan Title:	Timespan Description:
06/24/1812 to 02/02/1814	Napoleon's Invasion of Russia	This invasion of Russia was an attempt to force Tsar Alexander I to agree to the terms of a treaty imposed upon him four years earlier by Napoleon.
02/08/1904 to 09/05/1905	Russo-Japanese War	Part of this conquest was for the Russian search of a warm water port. The Japanese were victorious in the campaigns during this war (considered the first great war of the 20th century).
07/28/1914 to 11/11/1918	World War I	During this period, Russian rule changed from the Romanav's to Kerensky. Russia was devastated by the conflicts in WWI. Russians supported Nicholas II and his leadership of the army.
09/01/1939 to 09/02/1945	World War II	Russian military was highly influential to the Allies on the Eastern Front. The battles in these campaigns are some of the deadliest of the entire war. Joseph Stalin led the Russian war effort and intended to extend Russian ideology .
01/01/1945 to 01/01/1991	Cold War	Dates are approximate After WWII ended, there were disputes about the reformation of German government. The Soviet Union intended to create a communist state, while the United States intended to contain communism. It is called the cold war because there were no actual battles fought. Both governments had nuclear weapons and launching attacks would cause mutual assured destruction.
12/24/1979 to 02/15/1989	Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan	The Soviets launched the invasion to support the Marxist-Leninist government in Afghanistan which was being attacked by the Afghan Mujahideen guerrilla movement and foreign "Arab–Afghan" volunteers.
12/11/1994 to 08/31/1996	First Chechen War	This war was a conflict between the Russian Federation and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Chechen civilians suffered the most from this war, facing displacement, injuries, and attacks as a result. Many Russians opposed this war.
08/26/1999 to 04/16/2009	Second Chechen War	The Russian Federation started this campaign in response to the Invasion of Dagestan by the Islamic International Peacekeeping Brigade (IIPB). They seeked to regain Russian control over the territory. The last 9 years were the "insurgency phase."
08/07/2008 to 08/16/2008	Russia's war with Georgia	During the night of 7 to 8 August 2008, Georgia launched a large-scale military offensive against South Ossetia, in an attempt to reclaim the territory.