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The Cyprus Crisis

Cyprus was plunged into Chaos on the 15th of July, 1974 when the Greek Junta of Ioannides staged a successful Coup and took over...

The Revolution of 1848-1849 in Italy – First Independence War

Situation In the 30s-50s of the XIX century, Italy was economically backward and politically fragmented, burdened with many feudal survivals by an agrarian country. Its...

First Opium War (1839-1842)

Background We have an in depth article about the background of this war and how the whole situation started. Follow this link: https://about-history.com/?p=4876&preview=true The immediate cause...

Reasons for the Opium Wars – The War for Drugs

Background on Trade From the very beginning of the commercial relations between Britain and China, the trade balance had a noticeable bias in favor of...

Second Opium War (1856 – 1860)

The second opium war was a war between Britain and France and the Qing Empire, which lasted from 1856 to 1860. In the journalism...

Some of the Most Powerful and Influential Women in History

Anna Komnene Anna Komnene was the daughter of Alexios Komnenos, the first Byzantine emperor of the Komenian line that ruled from 1081-1118 and became on...

The History of The Spanish Armada

The invincible Armada, or the Great and Glorious Armada, was a large navy of about 130 ships collected by Spain in 1586-1588 to invade...

The Blitz – German Bombing of Britain in WWII

The Blitz was the bombing of Great Britain by Germany from September 7, 1940, to May 10, 1941, as part of the Battle of...

Syria–Lebanon Campaign in WWII

The Syrian-Lebanese operation (code-named "Exporter") was a strategic military operation of the British armed forces against Vichy France during World War II, with the...

Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1639

Civil War in Scotland 1644-1647 was an armed conflict during the Covenant movement in Scotland, coupled with the English Revolution of the 17th century...

The Portuguese Colonial Empire

The Portuguese Empire is a collection of overseas territories that were colonized by the Portuguese from  the 15th to the 20th century. The precondition...

Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–17)

The Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517 was the second war between the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate, which led to the complete destruction of...

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