A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "War"
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1637EnglandEngland England is the largest and most populous constituent country [i] of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
wages war against the Mashantucket Pequots
1798 Quasi-War: The U.S. Congress rescinds treaties with FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
sparking the 'war.'
1870 The ''Ems Dispatch'' serves as a reason for a war between PrussiaPrussia Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating in Brandenburg [i], an area which for centuries ...
and FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
1914 World War I: Battle of Coronel fought - A Royal NavyRoyal Navy The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom [i] is the oldest of the British armed services [i] ...
squadron commanded by Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock is met and defeated by the superior GermanGermany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country [i] in central Europe [i]. ...
forces led by Vice-Admiral Graf Maximilian von Spee. This is the first BritishUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
naval defeat of the war.
1929 The Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, goes into effect (it was first signed in ParisParis native_name = Ville de Paris
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on August 27, 1928 by most leading world powers).
1940 World War II: ItalyItaly Italy, officially the Italian Republic , is a Southern European [i] country. ...
declares war on FranceFrance France, officially the French Republic, is a country [i] whose metropolitan territory [i] ...
and the United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
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1968 Vietnam War: South VietnameseSouth Vietnam South Vietnam is the commonly used name for the former Vietnam [i]ese country that existed from 1954 [i] ...
opposition leader Truong Dinh Dzu is sentenced to five years hard labor, for advocating the formation of a coalition governmentCoalition government A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet [i] in parliamentary [i] ...
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