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1. This war broke out in the middle of the 19th century. It was fought between Russia and the combined powers of Britain, France, and the Ottoman Empire.
2. This conflict between the USA and Mexico ended in a decisive victory for the United States. It occured in mid 19th century and caused Mexico to relinquish about half its territory. What is it called?
3. This war began early in the 19th century between Britain and the U.S. What is it called?
4. This war was an serious defeat for France. It had to pay huge reparations to Germany, and it also had to cede some of its eastern territory to the same country.
5. This war was started when 11 states formed the Confederacy and left the Union. It lasted four years and was the bloodiest war (in terms of lives lost) that America ever fought.
6. There were two separate wars in the mid 19th century between Britain and China over trading rights. What were they called?
7. This war was fought between Cubans and their Spanish rulers because they were refused the demand to run their own country. Eventually, the Spanish lost, and Cuba was granted freedom with the intervention of the United States.
8. This war, which is not very well known, was fought in the late 19th century between Chile and the allied powers of Bolivia and Peru. Each wanted control of the nitrate rich Atacama Region.
9. This was a series of three wars between a Native American group and the United States occuring throughout the first half of the 19th century. It effectively ended the powerful Indian threat in the southern U.S forever.
10. This was a very brief war between Spain and the United States. In this war, Spain lost its entire navy to the U.S. After the war, Cuba came under U.S supervision and The Philippines under U.S. administration.
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