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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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Vietnam War

Buddhist Crisis

In South Vietnam, a country where the Buddhist majority was estimated to comprise between 70 and 90 percent of the population in 1963,[2][3][4][5][6] President NgĂ´

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Vietnam War

Operation Vulture

Table of Contents Operation Vulture was the name of a US operation planned to rescue French troops from a B-29 raid into the Philippines during

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Cold War

Iron Curtain

The Iron Curtain is a term describing the political boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945

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Vietnam War

History of Vietnam

The history of Vietnam can be traced back to around 20,000 years ago, as the first modern humans arrived and settled on this land, known

timeline of events in the cold war
Cold War

Timeline of Events in the Cold War

This is a timeline of the main events of the Cold War, a state of and military tension after World War II between powers in

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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

United States Enters World War 1
World War 1

United States Enters War

The United States entered into World War I in April 1917, more than two and a half years after the war began in Europe. Apart