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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 allowing the Communis...

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 ...

Secession, War of

(Encyclopedia)Secession, War of: see Civil War. ...

Seven Weeks War

(Encyclopedia)Seven Weeks War: see Austro-Prussian War. ...

civil war, English

(Encyclopedia)civil war, English: see English civil war. ...

Russo-Finnish War

(Encyclopedia)Russo-Finnish War, 1939–40: see Finnish-Russian War. ...

Franco-German War

(Encyclopedia)Franco-German War, 1870–71: see Franco-Prussian War. ...

King Philip's War

(Encyclopedia)King Philip's War, 1675–76, the most devastating war between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoag....

World Intellectual Property Organization

(Encyclopedia)World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters at Geneva. WIPO became an agency in 1974, but its roots go back to 1883 when the need for i...

Ten Years War

(Encyclopedia)Ten Years War, 1868–78, struggle for Cuban independence from Spain. Discontent was caused in Cuba by excessive taxation, trade restrictions, and virtual exclusion of native Cubans from governmental ...