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World War I or the First World War, often abbreviated as WWI or WW1, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history,[8][9] and also one of the deadliest conflicts in history,[10] with an estimated 8.5 million combatant deaths and 13 million civilian deaths as a direct result. -
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war in China fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party lasting intermittently between 1927 and 1949. The Communists gained control of mainland China and established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in 1949, forcing the leadership of the Republic of China to retreat to the island of Taiwan. -
The timeline project for social studies. THE PALESTINE GETTING KICKED OFF!! In 1947, the UN voted for the partition of Palestine to create independent Jewish and Arab sectors with an international regime for Jerusalem. On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt Resolution 181 -
Since the Partition of British India in 1947 and subsequent creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan, the two countries have been involved in a number of wars, conflicts, and military standoffs. A long-running dispute over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism have been the predominant cause of conflict between the two states, with the exception of the indo-Pakistan-war. -
The 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine was the first phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It broke out after the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution on 29 November 1947 recommending the adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine. -
The Malagasy Uprising was a Malagasy nationalist rebellion against French colonial rule in Madagascar, lasting from March 1947 to February 1949. When violence suddenly broke out in the colony of Madagascar in March 1947, French officials were convinced they knew who was stirring up the trouble. It was not just communists and nationalists who were to blame, they argued, but also the agents and influence of France’s two supposed allies: ‘Anglo-Saxon’ Britain and America. -
The Malayan Emergency was a guerrilla war fought in the Federation of Malaya between Communist pro-independence fighters of the Malayan National Liberation Army, the Malayan Communist Party's armed wing, and the armed forces of the British Empire and Commonwealth. -
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. -
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was nominally fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. Why did the Vietnam War start? The United States had provided funding, armaments, and training to South Vietnam's government and military since Vietnam's partition into the communist North and the democratic South in 1954. Tensions escalated into armed conflict between the two sides -
The Battle of Surabaya was fought between regular infantry and militia of the Indonesian nationalist movement and British and British Indian troops as a part of the Indonesian National Revolution against the re-imposition of Dutch colonial rule. The peak of the battle was in November 1945. The battle was the largest single battle of the revolution and became a national symbol of Indonesian resistance.