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The Immigration Crisis

European countries struggle with the surging number of migrants seeking asylum. Migrants at a train station in Bicske, Hungary Source: AP Photo/Petr David Josek Related Links…

2013 World News: Pakistan

Pakistan elected a prime minister and president in 2013; Taliban leader killed in a drone strike   Flag of Pakistan Related Links 2013 Year in Review Pakistan Country…

Mixtón War

(Encyclopedia) Mixtón WarMixtón Warmēstōnˈ [key], 1541, revolt of indigenous peoples against Spanish rule in Nueva Galicia, W Mexico. The conquest under Nuño de Guzmán had been particularly harsh and…

Modoc War

(Encyclopedia) Modoc War, 1872–73, series of battles between the Modoc and the U.S. army fought as a result of the attempt to force a group of the Modoc to return to the Klamath Reservation in S…

Mexican War

(Encyclopedia) Mexican War, 1846–48, armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. The United States had won an easy victory, partly because Mexico, torn by civil strife, could not present…

Marsic War

(Encyclopedia) Marsic War: see Social War.

Aroostook War

(Encyclopedia) Aroostook War, Feb.–May, 1839, border conflict between the United States and Canada. In 1838, Maine and New Brunswick both claimed territory left undetermined on the U.S.-Canadian…

Iraq War

(Encyclopedia) Iraq War: see under Persian Gulf Wars.