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Great Northern War (1700-1721)

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Treaty of Nystad (1721), Russia gained territories of Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, and part of Karelia

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Mexican-American War (1846-1848)

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (1848), Mexico ceded territories constituting present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and parts of Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and Texas to the USA

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War of the Pacific (1879-1883)

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Treaty of Ancón (1883), Chile gained the Tarapacá province from Peru and Antofagasta from Bolivia

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First Balkan War (1912-1913)

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Treaty of London (1913), The Ottoman Empire lost almost all of its holdings in Europe

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Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962)

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Évian Accords (1962), France recognized the independence of Algeria

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Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)

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Treaty of San Stefano (1878) followed by the Congress of Berlin (1878), Creation of new nations and redrawing of borders in the Balkans

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Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

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Treaty of Frankfurt (1871), France ceded Alsace and parts of Lorraine to the German Empire

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Texas-Indian Wars (1836-1875)

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No formal treaty, incremental cession of land by the Native American tribes in Texas to the US government

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Falklands War (1982)

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No formal treaty, but after the war the United Nations reaffirmed British sovereignty

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Chaco War (1932-1935)

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Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Boundaries (1938), Paraguay gained control of most of the Chaco region

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First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)

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Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), China recognized the independence of Korea and ceded Taiwan to Japan

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Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)

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Treaty of Portsmouth (1905), Russia recognized Japan's interests in Korea and ceded the southern half of Sakhalin Island

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World War I

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Treaty of Versailles (1919), Germany's borders were reduced, with territories ceded to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, and Poland

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Crimean Crisis (2014)

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No formal treaty, ongoing dispute, Russia annexed Crimea

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Austro-Prussian War (1866)

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Treaty of Prague (1866), Austria ceded Venetia to Italy, and Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia

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Russo-Swedish War (1808–1809)

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Treaty of Fredrikshamn (1809), Sweden ceded Finland and the Åland Islands to Russia

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Turkish-Greek War (1919-1922)

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Treaty of Lausanne (1923), Redefined the borders of Greece and Turkey, resulting in population exchanges

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Israeli-Lebanese Conflict (1982-2000)

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No formal treaty, Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000 but the Shebaa Farms area remains disputed

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Vietnam War (1955-1975)

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Paris Peace Accords (1973), Withdrawal of US forces; South and North Vietnam remained separate but reunified after North's victory in 1975

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Yom Kippur War (1973)

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Disengagement Agreements (1974-1975), Israel returned parts of the Sinai to Egypt and agreed to separate forces

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Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998-2000)

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Algiers Agreement (2000), Establishment of a new border commission to demarcate the boundary

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Crimean War (1853-1856)

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Treaty of Paris (1856), Russia lost influence over the Danubian Principalities and the Black Sea was demilitarized

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World War II

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Various treaties (Potsdam Agreement, Paris Peace Treaties), Redrawing of Europe's borders, notably Eastern Europe and Germany's division

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Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

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Algiers Accord (1989), Essentially restored the status quo ante bellum with the border along the thalweg of the Shatt al-Arab

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948

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Karachi Agreement (1949), Ceasefire line established, later known as the Line of Control

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Korean War (1950-1953)

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Korean Armistice Agreement (1953), Established the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) around the 38th parallel, no significant territorial changes

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Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1963-1974)

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Algerian-Brokered Accord (1974), Portugal recognised the independence of Guinea-Bissau

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Six-Day War (1967)

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Camp David Accords (1978), and later the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (1979), Egypt recognized Israel while Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula

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American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)

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Treaty of Paris (1783), Established the United States' independence and its borders with British North America

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Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)

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Treaty of Passarowitz (1718), Habsburgs gained control of territories in Serbia, including Belgrade, and parts of northern Bosnia

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