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CN of Warfare
changing nature of warfare dates
| event | date |
|---|---|
| WW1 | 1914-18 |
| WW2 | 1939-45 |
| Arab-Israeli Conflict | 1948-present |
| Vietnam War | 1955-75 |
| 6 Day War | 1967 |
| War of Yom Kippur | 1973 |
| Afghanistan War (Russia) | 1979 |
| Falklands War | 1982 |
| 1st Gulf War | 1990-91 |
| 2nd Afghanistan War | 2001-14 |
| Iraq War | 2003-11 |
| sinking of the Lusitania | 1915 |
| Battle of the Somme | 1916 |
| Battle of Jutland | 1916 |
| America enters the war | 1917 |
| Battle of Fourth Ypres - Passchendaele | 1917 |
| Geneva Protocol bans use of gas in war | 1925 |
| Germany invades Poland using Blitzkrieg tactics | 1939 |
| Britain and France declare war on Germany | 1939 |
| Germany and Russia sign the Pact of Non-Aggression (Molotov-Ribbentrop) | 1939 |
| Battle of Atlantic | 1939 |
| Germany invades Holland and Belgium | May 1940 |
| Germany invades France and British army evacuated from Dunkirk | May 1940 |
| Italy declares war on Britain and France | June 1940 |
| Battle of Britain | July - October 1940 |
| Blitz begins | 1941 |
| Operation Barbarossa - Germany invades Russia | June 1941 |
| Pearl Harbour | December 1941 |
| The USA enter WWII | 1941 |
| Pacific War begins | 1941 |
| Siege of Leningrad begins | 1941 |
| Japan invades Burma, Guinea and Manila | January 1942 |
| Battle of Singapore | February 1942 |
| Allies begin bombing raids on Germany | May 1942 |
| Battle of Midway | June 1942 |
| Battle in Guadalcanal | August 1942 |
| Battle of El Alamein | October 1942 |
| USSR begins counterattack on German forces | November 1942 |
| HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse sunk defending Malaysia | December 1942 |
| German forces surrender to Russians at Stalingrad | February 1943 |
| Allies invade Sicily | July 1943 |
| Italy surrenders to Allies | September 1943 |
| American forces invade the Philippines | October 1943 |
| Second Blitz on Britain | 1944 |
| D-Day landings | June 1944 |
| Battle of Atlantic ends | 1945 |
| Battle of Berlin | 1945 |
| VE Day | May 1945 |
| America drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki | August 1945 |
| Korean War | 1950-53 |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | 1963 |
| Partial Test Ban | 1963 |
| 6 Day War | 1967 |
| Non-Proliferation Treaty | 1968 |
| PFLP start terrorist activities | 1968 |
| Munich Olympics hostages | 1972 |
| SALT Treaty | 1972 |
| War of Yom Kippur | 1973 |
| SALT Treaty 2 | 1979 |
| Brighton Hotel Bombing | 1984 |
| INF Treaty | 1987 |
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duane.humphreys
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