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44 events · 15 research items · June 1, 0060 to March 7, 2026 · Page 1 of 2
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Palestinian Holocaust
Wars & Conflicts January 26, 2024

Palestinian Holocaust

Palestinian Holocaust The term “Palestinian Holocaust” has been used by activists and commentators to describe the cumulative impact of displacement, warfare, and ter...

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Invasion of Iraq
Wars & Conflicts March 20, 2003

Invasion of Iraq

Background and Decision-Makers On March 20, 2003, the United States, the United Kingdom, and coalition allies launched a military invasion of Iraq. The primary jus...

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Darfur Genocide
Wars & Conflicts February 26, 2003

Darfur Genocide

Darfur Genocide On February 26, 2003, rebel groups in Darfur, Sudan, including the Sudan Liberation Army and Justice and Equality Movement, launched attacks against g...

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Anfal Genocide
Wars & Conflicts February 23, 1988

Anfal Genocide

Anfal Genocide On February 23, 1988, the Iraqi government launched the Anfal campaign against Kurdish populations in northern Iraq during the final phase of the Iran–...

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Guatemalan Maya Genocide
Wars & Conflicts March 23, 1982

Guatemalan Maya Genocide

Guatemalan Maya Genocide On March 23, 1982, General Efraín Ríos Montt seized power in Guatemala through a military coup during the Guatemalan Civil War. His governmen...

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East Timor Genocide
Wars & Conflicts December 7, 1975

East Timor Genocide

East Timor Genocide On December 7, 1975, Indonesia launched a military invasion of East Timor following its declaration of independence from Portugal. The Indonesian ...

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Bangladesh Genocide
Wars & Conflicts March 25, 1971

Bangladesh Genocide

Bangladesh Genocide On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight in Dhaka and other major cities of East Pakistan, targeting Bengali nationalis...

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Britain Guarantees Poland
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Britain Guarantees Poland

31 March 1939 — Britain announces a guarantee of Polish independence following Germany's destruction of Czechoslovakia. France already has alliance commitments to Pola...

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Condor Legion Fights in Spain
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Condor Legion Fights in Spain

29 July 1936 — Germany begins sending military aircraft and personnel to assist Franco's forces in Spain. The Condor Legion later conducts bombing operations, includin...

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Georges Clemenceau
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Georges Clemenceau

1917–1920 as French prime minister — Clemenceau leads France through the final year of the war and becomes one of the dominant figures at the Paris Peace Conference. F...

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Hirohito Announces Japan's Surrender
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Hirohito Announces Japan's Surrender

15 August 1945 — Emperor Hirohito's recorded voice is broadcast to the Japanese population announcing acceptance of Allied surrender terms. The decision follows intens...

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Kyiv Is Retaken by the Red Army
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Kyiv Is Retaken by the Red Army

6 November 1943 — Soviet forces recapture Kyiv from German occupation. The victory is strategically and symbolically important and accelerates the German retreat acros...

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Luftwaffe Bombs Stalingrad
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Luftwaffe Bombs Stalingrad

23 August 1942 — German aircraft conduct devastating attacks on Stalingrad as ground forces approach. Large areas are destroyed and many civilians are killed. The bomb...

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Operation Barbarossa
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Operation Barbarossa

22 June 1941 — Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union along an enormous front. Hitler seeks not only military victory but ideological destruction of Soviet com...

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Operation Barbarossa Begins
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Operation Barbarossa Begins

22 June 1941 — Germany and its allies invade the Soviet Union along a vast front from the Baltic to the Black Sea. Hitler expects the Soviet state to collapse after a ...

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Reichstag Fire
Published Research World Wars: Power, Conflict & Consequence

Reichstag Fire

27 February 1933 — Germany's parliament building burns in Berlin. The Nazi government uses the crisis to portray communism as an immediate revolutionary threat. Presid...

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