World Book Trivia Quiz For Kids-9/10-war

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One of the most famous stories about the Trojan War told of the Trojan horse. The Greeks built a large wooden horse and hid their warriors inside it. Then they put the horse outside the walls of Troy.

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Korean War (1950-1953) was the first war in which the United Nations (UN) played a military role.

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The War of 1812 (1812-1815) was fought between the United States and Great Britain. The war ended in 1815. Neither side won.

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The war was called the Great War until another world war started in 1939. Then the Great War became known as World War I, and the second world war was called World War II.

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Two groups of nations fought World War II. One group, called the Axis, was made up of nine countries and was led by Germany, Italy, and Japan.

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The Falklands War was fought in 1982 between the United Kingdom and Argentina. During this conflict, the United Kingdom won back possession of the Falkland Islands from an occupying force of Argentines. The Falkland Islands are a group of islands about 320 miles (515 kilometers) off the southern coast of Argentina.

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he Persian Gulf War of 1991 was fought in early 1991 between Iraq and a group of 39 countries. On August 2, 1990, forces from Iraq took control of the tiny neighboring nation of Kuwait. Kuwait had many valuable oil wells. Many countries did not want Iraq to control Kuwait's oil. They ordered Iraq to take its forces out of Kuwait, but Iraq refused.

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The English Civil War was a conflict between the forces of King Charles I and those of the English Parliament.

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The French and Indian wars were four wars that took place in North America between 1689 and 1763.

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Mars was the god of war in the religion of the ancient Romans.