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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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Korean War

Division of Korea

The division of Korea began with the defeat of Japan in World War II. During the war, the Allied leaders considered the question of Korea’s

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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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Vietnam War

Ho Chi Minh Trail

The Ho Chi Minh Trail (Vietnamese: Đường mòn Hồ Chí Minh), also called Annamite Range Trail (Vietnamese: Đường Trường Sơn) was a logistical network of

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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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American Civil War

Battle of Fort Sumter

Table of Contents The disagreement between the two states over tariffs quickly escalated into the American Civil War. On April 12th, 1861, Confederate forces bombarded

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American Revolution

American Revolutionary War

Table of Contents The American Revolutionary War was fought from 1775 to 1783 and resulted in the independence of the United States from Great Britain.