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Secession, War of
(Encyclopedia)Secession, War of: see Civil War. ...Six-Day War
(Encyclopedia)Six-Day War: see Arab-Israeli Wars. ...prisoner of war
(Encyclopedia)prisoner of war, in international law, person captured by a belligerent while fighting in the military. International law includes rules on the treatment of prisoners of war but extends protection onl...Spanish-American War
(Encyclopedia)Spanish-American War, 1898, brief conflict between Spain and the United States arising out of Spanish policies in Cuba. It was, to a large degree, brought about by the efforts of U.S. expansionists. ...Spanish civil war
(Encyclopedia)Spanish civil war, 1936–39, conflict in which the conservative and traditionalist forces in Spain rose against and finally overthrew the second Spanish republic. For Germany and Italy the Span...South African War
(Encyclopedia)South African War or Boer War, 1899–1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain. The Boers accepted British sovereignty in exchange for a ...Russo-Finnish War
(Encyclopedia)Russo-Finnish War, 1939–40: see Finnish-Russian War. ...Russo-Japanese War
(Encyclopedia)Russo-Japanese War, 1904–5, imperialistic conflict that grew out of the rival designs of Russia and Japan on Manchuria and Korea. Russian failure to withdraw from Manchuria and Russian penetration i...Queen Anne's War
(Encyclopedia)Queen Anne's War: see French and Indian Wars. ...Austro-Prussian War
(Encyclopedia)Austro-Prussian War or Seven Weeks War, June 15–Aug. 23, 1866, between Prussia, allied with Italy, and Austria, seconded by Bavaria, Württemberg, Saxony, Hanover, Baden, and several smaller German ...Browse by Subject
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