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anti–Vietnam War movement
(Encyclopedia) anti–Vietnam War movement, domestic and international reaction (1965–73) in opposition to U.S. policy during the Vietnam War. During the four years following passage of the Tonkin Gulf…Independence, American War of
(Encyclopedia) Independence, American War of: see American Revolution.Jenkins's Ear, War of
(Encyclopedia) Jenkins's Ear, War of, 1739–41, struggle between England and Spain. It grew out of the commercial rivalry of the two powers and led to involvement in the larger War of the Austrian…Korean War Veterans Memorial
(Encyclopedia) Korean War Veterans Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).War Department, United States
(Encyclopedia) War Department, United States, federal executive department organized (1789) to administer the military establishment. It was reconstituted (1947) as the Dept. of the Army when the…Toggenburg, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Toggenburg, War of the: see under Toggenburg.World War II Memorial
(Encyclopedia) World War II Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).Portuguese man-of-war
(Encyclopedia) Portuguese man-of-war: see jellyfish; polyp and medusa.Sino-Japanese War, First
(Encyclopedia) Sino-Japanese War, First, 1894–95, conflict between China and Japan for control of Korea in the late 19th cent. The Li-Ito Convention of 1885 provided for mutual troop withdrawals and…Sino-Japanese War, Second
(Encyclopedia) Sino-Japanese War, Second, 1937–45, conflict between Japanese and Chinese forces for control of the Chinese mainland. The war sapped the Nationalist government's strength while…Trending
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