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20th-century conflicts

  • Cold WarOn the 5th of March 1946, former British prime minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech in Fulton, Missouri, that would define the opening chapter of…
  • First Indochina WarIn September 1940, Japan launched its invasion of French Indochina while Germany had already conquered metropolitan France.
  • Reagan DoctrinePresident James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to establish a new boundary for American foreign policy. Theodore Roosevelt followed with his own…
  • Arab–Israeli conflictIn 1897, the Zionist Congress convened in Basel to formalize a political movement seeking a Jewish homeland. This gathering marked the start of organized…
  • Chinese Civil WarIn 1923, Sun Yat-sen and Soviet representative Adolph Joffe met in Shanghai to sign the Sun, Joffe Manifesto. This declaration pledged Soviet assistance for…
  • PermestaAt 3:00 am on the 2nd of March 1957, Ventje Sumual stood before fifty attendees at the governor's residence in Makassar.
  • Sino-Vietnamese WarOn the 17th of February 1979, a People's Liberation Army force of about 200,000 troops entered northern Vietnam. This marked the PLA's first major combat…