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--Chris0123 (talk) 20:14, 17 November 2013 (UTC)Chris Nov. 17, 2013

World War Info
In reality, World War I and World War II are not the only World Wars in history. Many wars that have taken place before and after the two "named" World Wars can also be considered to be named as World Wars. A world war is considered to be a war between the strongest nations of the world across the globe. Some people considered the Cold War to be World War III and The War on Terror as World War IV.

Wars before World War I
There were numerous wars that can be counted as World Wars Before World War I. Keep note that countries are bigger and smaller than how they used to be.

The Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began in the territory west of Great Britain's 13 colonies controlled by France in 1754, known as the French and Indian War in the U.S. and continued in Europe and numerous other continents with many other countries. Countries included Prussia, and Sweden, and Portugal.

Effects
The war caused problems because of British need of money, so the British imposed acts such as the Stamp act and Tea Act on the 13 colonies, which sparked the Revolutionary War.

Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War that began in 1898 because of the Cuban War of Independence and the Philippine Revolution. The reason of it being a world war was because Spain had many colonies in Central and South America. It only lasted 3 months and resulted in American victory and the Treaty of Paris.

World War I
World War I started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, and the German Empire was forced to enter. Then the Russian Empire joined because of the Serbian invasion, and then, Germany marched into France from Belgium, which made the British join the conflict. The war ended with the destruction of many empires and an allied victory.

World War II
World War II began when Germany invaded Poland which made the French and British declare war but did not start fighting. Over time, Japan and Italy made an alliance, which created the Western Front, the Eastern Front, the Pacific War, and so on. This war ended with France getting its territory back, Nazi Germany's fall, The Kingdom of Italy's fall, the Empire of Japan's Fall, and an allied victory, and allied occupation of Nazi Germany which afterward would turn into West Germany and East Germany.

Cold War
The Cold War was a period in which there was a state of aggression between The United States of America and the Soviet Union, which was created shortly after the Russian Civil War by the Bolsheviks. The war began as the growing Soviet Union added more territories to its country, adding more Communist States.

Korean War
The Korean War erupted as a growing Soviet Union pushed North Korea to attack South Korea. China also became involved and the war started. NATO airlifted supplies to the South and helped repel and attack the North. The war ended with a South Korean and NATO victory and a cease-fire signing. Joseph Stalin, the Soviet leader, had died because of health problems, and another leader wasn't added for a period of time.

Cuban Missile Crisis
On October 14, 1962, the U.S aimed missiles at Moscow from Turkey. The Soviets placed missiles in the country of Cuba. Both of the missiles were nuclear powered. The U.S was worried about a possible strike on the land. So the U.S and Cuba had talks about removing missiles in Cuba with the Soviet Union. The talk lasted for 14 days, and the U.S and the Soviets agreed to both put away their missiles and the U.S also promised not to invade Cuba, as it is a Communist country.

Vietnam War
The Vietnam War began as the Communist North Vietnam and the Viet Cong wanted to reunify all of Vietnam as a communist country, so they began attacking South Vietnam. It was mainly Communist vs. Non-Communist with countries like Cuba and China and, of course, North Vietnam, and Viet Cong and the Soviets, against South Vietnam and numerous other countries. The war began in December 1956 and lasted 18 more years. Unlike the Korean war, this one was a victory for the communists. Saigon was captured and in April 1975, the war ended. That same year, North and South Vietnam reunited into one country called the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Conclusion
This shows that many countries were involved in this political fight against two countries, and that the cold war could be seen as World War III

The War On Terror
The War on Terror began as a response from the U.S to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the war is still ongoing. The Iraq War and the War in Afghanistan, and the War in North-West Pakistan are all part of this war. The War in Afghanistan and the War of North-West Pakistan are the only ones still ongoing, while the War in Iraq ended in 2011. This war is against foreign terrorist organizations such as Al-Queda and the Taliban, and the Ba'ath Party.

Conclusion
As you can see, these wars took a lot of countries from all over the world such as the Soviet Union and the U.S. They waged many battles such as the battle of Kursk in World War II. The battles take place all over the countries and there are many theaters of war and fronts that are opened up.