Modern Conflicts
15 entries in the Modern Conflicts compendium.
Afghan conflictNear-continuous armed conflict in Afghanistan since the 1970s.Algerian WarArmed conflict leading to Algerian independence from France.Angolan Civil WarA 27-year Cold War proxy conflict in Angola between the MPLA and UNITA, marked by foreign intervention and…Arab–Israeli conflictA century of conflict rooted in competing nationalisms and colonial mandates.Bangladesh Liberation WarThe armed conflict that led to the independence of Bangladesh.Chinese Civil WarCivil war between KMT and CCP, ending in Communist victory.Crimean WarA mid-19th century conflict between Russia and an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, the United Kingdom…Cuban RevolutionOverthrew Batista; reshaped Cuba and Cold War Latin America.Ethiopian Civil WarCivil war in Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1974–1991, ending Derg rule.Iran–Iraq WarDeadliest conventional war between developing countries.Korean WarA frozen conflict that divided a peninsula.Spanish Civil WarCivil war between Republicans and Nationalists in Spain.Vietnam WarCold War proxy war ending in communist victory across Indochina.World War IGlobal conflict between Allies and Central Powers, 1914–1918.World War IIWorld War II, also called the Second World War, lasted from September 1, 1939, to September 2, 1945. It was a…
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