Wars Flashcards
(15 cards)
Which war was described in Homer’s Iliad?
Trojan War
When and where were the Greco-Persian Wars?
490BC-479BC
Marathon, Thermopylae, Salamis
When was the Peloponnesian War, who fought, and who documented it?
431BC–404 BC
Athens vs Sparta
Documented by Thucydides
Which war did Hannibal cross the alps with elephants?
Punic Wars
Rome vs Carthage
How long was the Hundred Year’s War?
116 years (1337–1453),
Joan of Arc was a key figure
When were The Crusades?
1096–1291
When was the English Civil War?
1642–1651
Royalists vs Parliamentarians; Oliver Cromwell rises.
When was the Napoleonic War?
(1803–1815) – Napoléon Bonaparte reshaped Europe; Battle of Waterloo (1815)
When was American Revolutionary War?
(1775–1783) – Colonies broke away from British rule.
When was the American Civil War?
1861–1865
Name 3 Proxy Wars that occurred during the Cold War?
Korean War (1950–53)
Vietnam War (1955–75)
Soviet-Afghan War (1979–89)
When was the Cold War?
Cold War Era (1947–1991)
When was the Gulf War?
1990–91: Coalition vs Iraq after invasion of Kuwait.
When was the Iraq War?
Iraq War (2003–2011): US-led invasion to topple Saddam Hussein.
What was the longest war in US History?
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021): Longest war in US history.
