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Peacekeeping in East Timor
East Timor voted overwhelmingly to regain independance from Indonesia which unleashed mass burning, looting, beating and even murders. Finally Australian troops were sent to East Timor as part of a United Nations operation. -
The Boer War
The Boer Wars were two wars fought between the British Empire and the two independent Boer republics. -
The Boxer Rebellion
The Boxer Rebellion was a proto-nationalist movement by the 'Righteous Harmony Society' in China, opposing foreign imperialism and christianity. -
World War 1
World War 1 was a major war centred in Europe that involved all the worlds greatest powers. They were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. It was the sixth deadliest conflict in world history, paving the way for various polittical changes such as revolutions in the nations involved. -
World War II
World War II was a global conflict involving most of the World's nations - including all of the great powers - eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. -
Malayan Emergency
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought between Commonwealth armed forces and the Malayan National Liberation Army, the military arm of the Malayan Communist Party. -
The Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occured in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia for ten years. This war followed the first Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by government allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by Australia, the US and other anti-communist nations. -
The Gulf War
The Gulf War was a war raged by the United Nations against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of the State of Kuwait. -
War in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan began as the armed forces of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and the Afghan United Front launched Operation Enduring Freedom, the primary driver being the September 11 attacks on the United States. The goal was to dismantle the Al-Qaeda terrorist organisation. -
Iraq War
The Iraq War began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States under the administration of president George. W. Bush and the United Kingdom under Tony Blair.
