Important Wars

Hundred Years War

Hundred Years War

Fought between England and France from 1337-1453. In the beginning, it was over religion, however, they started fighting over the succession to the French throne as well.

Italian Wars

A series of wars fought between Italy, France, and Spain from 1494-1559 for control of Italy.

Schmalkaldic War

Conflict between Lutherans and Catholics in 1546-1547 within the Holy Roman Empire.

French Wars of Religion

Fought between French Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots) from 1562-1598.

Spanish Armada

Naval conflict in 1588 between Spain and England Dutch Republic.

Thirty Years War

Fought between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Germany from 1618-1648.

English Civil War

Series of civil wars (1642-1651) between King Charles I and Parliament in England.

War of the Spanish Succession

Fought from 1701-1714 over the Spanish throne.

Seven Years War

Fought between France and Great Britain from 1756-1763.

Napoleonic Wars

Conflicts between France and other European powers from 1799-1815 led by Napoleon.

Opium Wars

Conflicts between China and Great Britain from 1839-1842 over opium trade.

Crimean War

Fought between Russia and a coalition of powers from 1853-1856.

Danish War

Conflict in 1864 between Denmark and Prussia over Schleswig-Holstein.

Austro-Prussian War

Fought in 1866 between Austria and Prussia for dominance in Germany.

Franco-Prussian War

Conflict between France and Prussia in 1870-1871 leading to the creation of the German Empire.

Russo-Japanese War

Fought between Russia and Japan from 1894-1895 over Manchuria.

Spanish-American War

Conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States.

Spanish-American War

Fought between the United States and Spain, ended Spain's colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere, and established the U.S. as a Pacific power.

Treaty of Paris (1898)

Peace treaty that compelled Spain to give up claims on Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the United States after the Spanish-American War.

World War 1

A global conflict between the Allies and the Central Powers due to militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Treaty of Versailles

Treaty that ended World War 1, leading to the collapse of four imperial dynasties and setting the stage for World War 2.

World War 2

Fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, leading to the atomic bomb, the Holocaust, and the end of colonialism and dictatorship in Germany and Italy.

Paris Peace Treaties

Agreements in Europe after World War 2, along with the Treaty of San Francisco between the U.S. and Japan, shaping the post-war world order.

Cold War

Political rivalry between the USA and the Soviet Union after World War 2, leading to decreased international cooperation and the fall of the USSR.

INF Treaty

Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a significant agreement during the Cold War between the USA and the Soviet Union.