The Third Indochina War was a series of interconnected armed conflicts, mainly among the various communist factions over strategic influence in Indochina after Communist victory in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in 1975. The conflict primarily started due to continued raids and incursions by the Khmer Rouge into Vietnamese territory that they sought to retake.

In 1940 Romania's territorial gains made following World War I were largely undone. In July, after a Soviet ultimatum, Romania agreed to give up Bessarabia and northern Bukovina (the Soviets also annexed the city of Hertsa, which was not stated in the ultimatum).Two-thirds of Bessarabia were combined with a small part of the Soviet Union to form the Moldavian Soviet Socialist …

Women in the Second World War took on many different roles during the War, including as combatants and workers on the home front.The Second World War involved global conflict on an unprecedented scale; the absolute urgency of mobilizing the entire population made the expansion of the role of women inevitable, although the particular roles varied from country to …

World War II was the deadliest military conflict in history.An estimated total of 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the 2.3 billion (est.) people on Earth in 1940. Deaths directly caused by the war (including military and civilian fatalities) are estimated at 50–56 million, with an additional estimated 19–28 million deaths from war-related disease and famine.

The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1819) was the final and decisive conflict between the English East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.The war left the Company in control of most of India. It began with an invasion of Maratha territory by British East India Company troops, and although the British were outnumbered, the Maratha army was decimated.

Topics. The following are articles about the topic of France during World War II: . Maginot Line and Alpine Line of fortifications and defences along the borders with Germany and Italy; French declaration of war on Germany—17:00 on 3 September 1939; Phoney War, or drôle de guerre ("strange war"), the name given to the period of time in Western Europe from September 1939 …

The Allies were an international military coalition formed during the Second World War (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy.Its principal members by 1941 were the United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China.. Membership in the Allies varied during the course of the war. When the conflict broke …

The Japanese invasion of French Indochina (仏印進駐, Futsu-in shinchū) was a short undeclared military confrontation between Japan and France in northern French Indochina.Fighting lasted from 22 to 26 September 1940; the same time as the Battle of South Guangxi in the Sino-Japanese War, which was the main objective as to why Japan occupied Vietnam during this time.

January 1 January to 31 August. Operation Rice Farmer was a U.S. 9th Infantry Division and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 5th Division operation in Dinh Tuong, Kien Tuong and Kien Hoa Provinces.The operation resulted in 1,860 PAVN/VC killed. 1 January to 31 December. Operation Quyet Thang II was an ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division and 21st Division clear and search …

The U.S. became polarized over the war. Many supporters of U.S. involvement argued for what was known as the domino theory, a theory that believed if one country fell to communism, then the bordering countries would be sure to fall as well, much like falling dominoes.This theory was largely held due to the fall of eastern Europe to communism and the Soviet sphere of influence …