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American Civil War

1860 United States presidential election

The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the final trigger for secession.[109] Southern leaders feared that Lincoln would stop the expansion of slavery

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World War 1

Hundred Days Offensive

The Hundred Days Offensive (8 August to 11 November 1918) was a series of massive Allied offensives which ended the First World War. Beginning with

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World War 1

Battle of Passchendaele

The Third Battle of Ypres (German: Dritte Flandernschlacht; French: Troisième Bataille des Flandres; Dutch: Derde Slag om Ieper), also known as the Battle of Passchendaele

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World War 2

Causes of World War II

causes of World War II, a global war from 1939 to 1945 that was the deadliest conflict in human history, have been given considerable attention

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Cold War

Surrender of Japan

The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September

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World War 1

Pope Benedict XV Peace efforts

Benedict XV’s pontificate was dominated by World War I, which he termed, along with its turbulent aftermath, “the suicide of Europe.”[25] Benedict’s first encyclical extended

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World War 1

German Spring Offensive

The German spring offensive, or Kaiserschlacht (“Kaiser’s Battle”), also known as the Ludendorff offensive, was a series of German attacks along the Western Front during

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Korean War

Chinese Civil War

The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since