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The Anglo-French War of 1510-1513 saw England joining forces with the Pope, several Italian states, Swiss cantons and Spain against France. What was the alternative name of this conflict?

The War of the Holy League. King Henry VIII of England won a favorable peace from France after winning the Battle of the Spurs on August 16, 1513. The rest of the Holy League continued fighting France until the Pope Julius II's death, which helped cause the dissolution of the League.

What was the name for American portion of the Seven Years' War?

The French and Indian War. In North America the war lasted 1755-1763. The European portion was between France, Austria and Russia on the one hand and Britain and Prussia (and various minor German states) on the other and lasted from 1756=63, hence the name. France lost Quebec and this served as a catalyst for the American Revolution.

The War of Austrian Succession from 1744-1748 had what name in North America?

King George's War. Yet another conflict between England and France. Where's the love?

The Yom Kippur War in 1973 was called this name by the Muslims.

The Ramadan War. Another conflict after Israel's independence that lasted only a short time.

The Biafra War was a civil war in which African nation?

Nigeria. Better known as the Nigerian Civil War, it lasted from 1967-1970.

Another African civil war was the Rhodesian Civil War from 1967-1979. What was it also called?

Zimbabwe War of Independence. Rebels of the black majority fought a guerrilla war against the white minority government.

The American Colonies had their share of conflicts prior to the Revolution. Queen Anne's War in America is better known in Europe by one of these names. Which?

The War of the Spanish Succession. It was also known as the First Carnatic War in India. European powers were fighting over their holdings around the globe, and in America they were using the Indians to battle the English colonists.

"Desert Storm" refers to what Middle East conflict?

The 2nd Persian Gulf War. It happened in 1991 after Iraq invaded Kuwait. Operation Iraqi freedom was the 3rd Gulf Warr in 2003 and The 1st Gulf War was between Iran and Iraq.

Another example of an Anglo-French War was called the American Revolution. Which of the following countries did not fight against Britan during this conflict?

Austria. Everyone knows that France and America were involved, but did you know about Spain and the Netherlands?

Another famous revolution was the French Revolution in 1789. It spurred a decade of battles from 1792-1802 called the French Revolution Wars. Its other name was this.

The Wars of the Coalitions. During this time of European turmoil, several nations combined against France and were known as "Coalitions". The "Final Solution" was the Nazis' term for exterminating the Jews.