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The Pastry War (Spanish: Guerra de los pasteles; French: Guerre des Pâtisseries), also known as the first French intervention in Mexico or the first Franco-Mexican war (1838–1839), began in November 1838 with the naval blockade of some Mexican ports and the capture of the fortress of San Juan de Ulúa in the port of Veracruz by French forces sent by King Louis Philippe I.
[1] In the early 17th century, blue books first came into use in England as a means of publishing diplomatic correspondence and reports. They were so named, because of their blue cover. During the time of the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, they were being published regularly. By the second half of the century, Turkey began ...
In 1900, the British had a 3.7:1 tonnage advantage over Germany; in 1910, the ratio was 2.3:1 and in 1914, it reached 2.1:1. Ferguson argues: "So decisive was the British victory in the naval arms race that it is hard to regard it as in any meaningful sense a cause of the First World War."
World War I was one of the deadliest conflicts in history, resulting in an estimated 10 million military dead and more than 20 million wounded, plus some 10 million civilian dead from causes including genocide. The movement of large numbers of people was a major factor in the deadly Spanish flu pandemic.
The researcher documented the conflicts that arose in a municipality of Québec in the context of a windfarm project. Dr. Maillé, adjunct professor at Université du Québec à Montréal, refused to comply to the ordinance because it contravened the ethical duty of preserving the privacy of research data. The ordinance was retracted in May 2017.
Christian Church and Druze Khalwa in the Chouf area of Mount Lebanon. Historically, the Druzes and the Christians in the Chouf lived in harmony. [5]The relationship between the Druze and Christians has been characterized by harmony and coexistence, [6] [7] [8] [5] with amicable relations between the two groups prevailing throughout history.
Guerres mondiales et conflits contemporains (French, literally "World Wars and Contemporary Conflicts") is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the history of modern conflicts, until 1987 with a particular focus on World War II. It is published by the Presses Universitaires de France.
Cultures et Conflits is an international relations journal associated with the Paris School of security studies. [ 1 ] It is a quarterly international relations journal that addresses various issues, including topics of war, conflict, migration, refugees, and human rights.