World Book Trivia Challenge 9/10 - War

Cold War describes the intense rivalry that developed after World War II (1939-1945) between groups of Communist and non-Communist nations. The struggle was called the Cold War because it did not actually lead to fighting, or "hot" war, on a wide scale.

The Crimean War was the first war to be covered by newspaper reporters and photographers at the front. The English poet Lord Tennyson wrote a famous poem, "The Charge of the Light Brigade," about the Battle of Balaklava. The activities of Florence Nightingale, an English nurse, later helped bring about improvements in nursing and hospital care.

Crofters' War was a series of agrarian disturbances in Scotland during the 1880's.

Punic «PYOO nihk», Wars, were three struggles between ancient Rome and Carthage. Rome won all three wars.

Wars of the Roses were a series of civil wars in England in the 1400's. Two branches of the royal Plantagenet family fought for the English throne. Each side had a rose as its symbol. The House of York had long used a white rose as its emblem. The House of Lancaster became identified with a red rose.

Ares was a god of war in Greek mythology.

Seven Weeks' War, also called the Austro-Prussian War, took place from June to August of 1866. Austria and many of the German states fought against Prussia and Italy.

The Franco-Prussian War officially ended with the Treaty of Frankfurt, signed on May 10, 1871.

The Seven Years' War resulted from the desire of Maria Theresa, ruler of Austria, to recover possession of the province of Silesia from Frederick the Great, king of Prussia.

Peasants' War refers to the rebellion of German peasants against their lords in 1524 and 1525. This was the greatest mass uprising in German history.