War
Files
Wars and Conflicts
in Alphabetical Order:
Algerian
Civil War (1992-2002)--Islamic
guerillas attempted to overthrow the military-based
secular government which took power in a 1992 coup. The
Algerian Civil War began after the military coup which
voided election results which would have given power to
fundamentalist Islamic political parties. Islamist groups
formed guerrilla armies which waged a ten-year war with
the goal of establishing a governement based on Islamic
law. The war ended with a government victory.
Greek
Civil War
(1946-1949)--The first major military conflict of the
Cold War. Communist rebels supported by Yugoslavia and
other Communist nations fought against the pro-Western
Greek government, which was given significant support by
the United States and Great Britain. The war ended with a
government victory.
Pakistani-Indian
War (1965)--The
second major military conflict between Muslim-Majority
Pakistan and Hindu-Majority India.
Sino-Indian
War (1962)--A
short war between India and China in 1962 over their
disputed border.
The
Soccer War
(1969)--A short war between
El Salvador
and Honduras. Though this war is
commonly called The Soccer War or The Football War, the
true reason for the hostility between these Central
American countries ran far deeper. El Salvador, which has
a much larger population than Honduras was very unhappy
with how Salvadoran migrant workers in Honduras were
treated, especially after Honduras began expelling
thousands of Salvadoran illegal immigrants in the late
1960s.
U.S.
Invasion of Panama
(1989)--A short war between
the United States and Panama in 1989 in which the United
States invaded Panama in order to secure the Panama Canal
and to remove Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega from
power.
The
War of 1812
(1812-1815)-Second
war between the United States and the British.
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Greece
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Panama
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Sources:
Secondary
Wars and Atrocities of the Twentieth
Century
Algeria
country profile--BBC
News
Algerian
Civil War-Wikipedia
Greek
Civil War
Greek
Civil War-Wikipedia
India
-War with China
Sino-Indian
War-Wikipedia
World:
China's War with
India
- Time Magazine
U.S.
Invasion of Panama-Wikipedia
