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The Cold War
The Cold War (1947–1953) is the period within the Cold War from the Truman Doctrine in 1947 to the conclusion of the Korean War in 1953. -
The Vietnam War
The start of The Vietnam War. Howard Zinn's short history of the war in Vietnam from the beginning of the Communist insurgency in 1957 until the defeat of US and South Vietnamese forces in 1975. -
Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975), a conflict between the communists (Khmer Rouge) and the government forces of Cambodia. Nigerian Civil War (1967-1970), a civil war in Nigeria caused by the attempted secession of Biafra. Six-Day War (1967), a war between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria. -
Vietnam and Laos
Vietnam and Laos strengthened their relations, while Cambodia severed diplomatic relations with Vietnam toward the end of 1977 on the ground of the border dispute. Because of the ambiguity of the border lines and the racial antagonism between the two countries, the border dispute is likely to drag on for a long time. -
Sino-Indian skirmish
The 1987 Sino-Indian skirmish was the third military conflict between the Chinese People's Liberation Army Ground Force and Indian Army that occurred at the Sumdorong Chu Valley, with the previous one taking place almost a quarter of a century earlier. -
Hussein defied United Nations Security Council
Hussein defied United Nations Security Council demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the Persian Gulf War began with a massive U.S.-led air offensive known as Operation Desert Storm.