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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…

World War I Timeline

Imperial, territorial, and economic rivalries led to the “Great War” between the Central Powers and the Allies. About 10 million combatants killed, 20 million wounded. These are key dates in the war…

At the Movies with the Civil War

The following is a list of movies featuring the Civil War by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet The Deadliest Battles in the Civil War…

World War I

(Encyclopedia) World War I, 1914–18, also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen. World War I…

The U.S. in World War I

1914-18 (U.S. involved, 1917-18)   America's Role in WWI: A Video   Watch this video about America's delayed entry in WWI. See the role of submarine warfare, President Wilson, and…

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…

Spanish-American War

1898U.S. troops engaged: 306,760American battle deaths: 385Spain declared war on the U.S. because the U.S. supported Cuba's wish to be independent of Spanish rule.The Spanish military forced Cubans…

Vietnam War Facts

1954-75 (U.S. involved, 1961-75) U.S. troops engaged: 8,744,000 American battle deaths: 47,410 The U.S. helped non-Communist South Vietnam fight invasion by Communist North Vietnam. North…

Vietnam War Websites

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Wars Vietnam War Battlefield: Vietnam Vietnam War Internet Project History of Vietnam and the Vietnam War The Vietnam War:…