Above: Map showing the location of Chechnya The Chechen war has been fought for a long time. It started even before the Russian Union broke in December 1991; this led to division of the union into many smaller countries. The Chechen Republic was at war ever since September 1991 in order to gain status as an independent state. Chechnya was finally recognized as an independent state in the year 1995. There were two wars the first one from 1991 to 1993, the ... Read More

In America the idea took roots that she had the divine right to expand her borders from sea to sea - it was called 'manifest destiny'. This notion caused suffering to Mexico and Native Americans. Tension began to grow after Texas became a part of USA following the Texas War of Independence. Frontier disputes began to snowball into armed conflicts. President Polk took these as an excuse to grab large regions from Mexico. America wanted to march towards the Pacific and in so doing ... Read More

Above: Map showing the Partition of Anatolia by Treaty of Sevres 1920 (click map to enlarge) After the end of World War I, by the Treaty of Sevres in August 1920, certain regions beyond eastern Thrace and the district of Smyrna in Anatolia had been given to Greece. The treaty had been forced upon a weak Turkey. Taking advantage of the situation Greece tried to push beyond these areas. Above: Picture of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk The Greeks were disorganized ... Read More