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Great Northern War (1700-1721)
Treaty of Nystad (1721), Russia gained territories of Estonia, Livonia, Ingria, and part of Karelia
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
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
War of the Pacific (1879-1883)
Treaty of Ancón (1883), Chile gained the Tarapacá province from Peru and Antofagasta from Bolivia
First Balkan War (1912-1913)
Treaty of London (1913), The Ottoman Empire lost almost all of its holdings in Europe
Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962)
Évian Accords (1962), France recognized the independence of Algeria
Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
Treaty of San Stefano (1878) followed by the Congress of Berlin (1878), Creation of new nations and redrawing of borders in the Balkans
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Treaty of Frankfurt (1871), France ceded Alsace and parts of Lorraine to the German Empire
Texas-Indian Wars (1836-1875)
No formal treaty, incremental cession of land by the Native American tribes in Texas to the US government
Falklands War (1982)
No formal treaty, but after the war the United Nations reaffirmed British sovereignty
Chaco War (1932-1935)
Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Boundaries (1938), Paraguay gained control of most of the Chaco region
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895)
Treaty of Shimonoseki (1895), China recognized the independence of Korea and ceded Taiwan to Japan
Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
Treaty of Portsmouth (1905), Russia recognized Japan's interests in Korea and ceded the southern half of Sakhalin Island
World War I
Treaty of Versailles (1919), Germany's borders were reduced, with territories ceded to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, and Poland
Crimean Crisis (2014)
No formal treaty, ongoing dispute, Russia annexed Crimea
Austro-Prussian War (1866)
Treaty of Prague (1866), Austria ceded Venetia to Italy, and Schleswig and Holstein to Prussia
Russo-Swedish War (1808–1809)
Treaty of Fredrikshamn (1809), Sweden ceded Finland and the Åland Islands to Russia
Turkish-Greek War (1919-1922)
Treaty of Lausanne (1923), Redefined the borders of Greece and Turkey, resulting in population exchanges
Israeli-Lebanese Conflict (1982-2000)
No formal treaty, Israel withdrew from Lebanon in 2000 but the Shebaa Farms area remains disputed
Vietnam War (1955-1975)
Paris Peace Accords (1973), Withdrawal of US forces; South and North Vietnam remained separate but reunified after North's victory in 1975
Yom Kippur War (1973)
Disengagement Agreements (1974-1975), Israel returned parts of the Sinai to Egypt and agreed to separate forces
Eritrean–Ethiopian War (1998-2000)
Algiers Agreement (2000), Establishment of a new border commission to demarcate the boundary
Crimean War (1853-1856)
Treaty of Paris (1856), Russia lost influence over the Danubian Principalities and the Black Sea was demilitarized
World War II
Various treaties (Potsdam Agreement, Paris Peace Treaties), Redrawing of Europe's borders, notably Eastern Europe and Germany's division
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
Algiers Accord (1989), Essentially restored the status quo ante bellum with the border along the thalweg of the Shatt al-Arab
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948
Karachi Agreement (1949), Ceasefire line established, later known as the Line of Control
Korean War (1950-1953)
Korean Armistice Agreement (1953), Established the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) around the 38th parallel, no significant territorial changes
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1963-1974)
Algerian-Brokered Accord (1974), Portugal recognised the independence of Guinea-Bissau
Six-Day War (1967)
Camp David Accords (1978), and later the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (1979), Egypt recognized Israel while Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula
American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Treaty of Paris (1783), Established the United States' independence and its borders with British North America
Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
Treaty of Passarowitz (1718), Habsburgs gained control of territories in Serbia, including Belgrade, and parts of northern Bosnia
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