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9 hours ago · The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire. His nominated heir was Philip of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV of France, whose main backers were ...
- 9 July 1701 – 6 February 1715, (13 years, 6 months and 4 weeks)
9 hours ago · The Battle of Okinawa ( Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, [24] : 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. [25] [26] The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest ...
- 1 April – 22 June 1945, (2 months and 3 weeks)
- Allied victory
1 day ago · The United States home front during World War II supported the war effort in many ways, including a wide range of volunteer efforts and submitting to government-managed rationing and price controls. There was a general feeling of agreement that the sacrifices were for the national good during the war. The labor market changed radically.
9 hours ago · Mexico. The first Braceros arrive in Los Angeles, 1942. Mexico entered World War II in response to German attacks on Mexican ships. The Potrero del Llano, originally an Italian tanker, had been seized in port by the Mexican government in April 1941 and renamed in honor of a region in Veracruz.
1 day ago · Operation Barbarossa (German: Unternehmen Barbarossa; Russian: Операция Барбаросса, romanized: Operatsiya Barbarossa) was the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany and many of its Axis allies, starting on Sunday, 22 June 1941, during the Second World War. It was the largest and costliest land offensive in human history ...
- 22 June 1941 – 7 January 1942, (6 months, 2 weeks and 2 days)
- Axis captured approximately 600,000 square kilometres of Soviet territory but failed to reach the A-A line
- Soviet Victory, Axis operational failure
9 hours ago · The book uses old Spanish chronicle sources and outlines an overall picture of the Inca state’s history, social and political structure, customs, and the religious and magical practices. Karsten returned to Ecuador and Peru again in 1946–1947 and 1951–1952. During his life, Karsten spent a total of nine years in South America (Karsten, 1953).
9 hours ago · Gojo Satoru in Jujutsu Kaisen (Photo Credit: MAPPA) With Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 260, Gege Akutami gave the fandom some hope about Gojo Satoru’s return after his demise in chapter 236 of the manga. The last panel of chapter 260 reveals “unmistakable eyes” that resemble the white-haired sorcerer. However, Jujutsu Kaisen chapter 261 spoilers and leaks reveal that even though Gojo Satoru is ...
