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Influential Wars and Their Causes
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World War I
Main causes: Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism; Parties involved: Allied Powers and Central Powers.
The Franco-Prussian War
Main causes: German unification efforts, Prussian expansion, French fear of encirclement; Parties involved: Second French Empire and Kingdom of Prussia-led North German Confederation.
The American Civil War
Main causes: Slavery, States' rights, Sectionalism; Parties involved: Union (Northern states) and Confederacy (Southern states).
The Napoleonic Wars
Main causes: French Revolutionary Wars, Napoleon's ambition, Coalition formations; Parties involved: French Empire and various European coalitions.
The Russo-Japanese War
Main causes: Rival imperial ambitions in Korea and Manchuria, Japan's desire to equal Western imperialist powers, Russian expansionism; Parties involved: Empire of Japan and Russian Empire.
The Korean War
Main causes: Division of Korea, Containment of communism, Cold War tensions; Parties involved: North Korea & China (with Soviet support) and South Korea & United Nations forces.
The Falklands War
Main causes: Argentine claim to the islands, Nationalism, UK's control of the islands; Parties involved: United Kingdom and Argentina.
The Great Northern War
Main causes: Swedish Empire's control of the Baltic Sea, Russian expansionism, Coalition building; Parties involved: Swedish Empire vs. Coalition led by the Tsardom of Russia.
The Crusades
Main causes: Religious and political control, Christian piety, Economic gain; Parties involved: Various European powers and Muslim states.
The Punic Wars
Main causes: Competition for Mediterranean supremacy, Economic rivalry, Territorial disputes; Parties involved: Roman Republic and Carthage.
The Seven Years' War
Main causes: Global colonial rivalry, Diplomatic shifts, Silesian Wars; Parties involved: Great Britain & its allies and France & its allies.
The Spanish Civil War
Main causes: Political polarization, Failed reforms, Military coup; Parties involved: Republican government and Nationalist forces led by Francisco Franco.
The Boer Wars
Main causes: British imperialism, Afrikaner nationalism, Control over South African gold and diamond deposits; Parties involved: British Empire and Boer Republics (Transvaal and Orange Free State).
The Peloponnesian War
Main causes: Athenian empire expansion, Sparta's fear of Athenian dominance, Delian League versus the Peloponnesian League; Parties involved: Athens and her allies vs. Sparta and her allies.
The Six-Day War
Main causes: Arab nationalism, Israeli security concerns, Border disputes; Parties involved: Israel versus Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
The Hundred Years' War
Main causes: English territorial claims in France, Succession dispute to the French throne, Economic conflicts; Parties involved: Kingdom of England and Kingdom of France.
The War of the Spanish Succession
Main causes: Power balance concerns with possible French Bourbon succession, Territorial disputes, Grand Alliance formation; Parties involved: France & Spain vs England, the Dutch Republic, and Austria.
World War II
Main causes: Treaty of Versailles, Expansionist policies of Axis powers, Failure of appeasement; Parties involved: Axis Powers and Allied Powers.
The Thirty Years' War
Main causes: Religious conflict, Political power struggle, Dynastic ambitions; Parties involved: Protestant and Catholic states within the Holy Roman Empire.
The Vietnam War
Main causes: Containment of Communism, Cold War proxy struggle, North Vietnamese nationalism; Parties involved: North Vietnam & Viet Cong and South Vietnam & U.S.-led anti-communist coalition.
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