Above: Scene of Spanish - American War in 1898 {mosimage}(1898), conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. The war originated in the Cuban struggle for independence from Spain, which began in February 1895. Spain's brutally repressive measures to halt the rebellion were graphically portrayed for the U.S. public by several sensational newspapers, and American sympathy for the rebels rose. Above: ... Read More

• 1904 - 1905 Russo-Japanese War Below: Map during Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905) • 1905 Revolution of 1905 in Russia Below: Gory Sunday during the revolution in Russia (1905) 1911 - 1912 Turco-Italian War fought over Libya Below: Turkish soldiers marching for war • 1912 - 1913 Two Balkan Wars Below: Balkan soldiers and artillery deployed for war Two Balkan Wars are fought for control of the European territories of the Ottoman Empire • 1914 - 1918 World War I Below: War scene in World War I World War ... Read More

Above: Map showing the cities of India involved in the war India has lost its independence to the British. British had money and technology to rule over India. What started as a mere colonies in the Indian subcontinent was now getting costly for the local Indians. There were taxes levied on Indians. Where Indian weavers were considered one of the best in the world, the British had destroyed this industry and made Indians as mere cotton growers for their home industry. There ... Read More

Above: Historical Map of Ireland (click map to enlarge) In 1916 took place the Easter Rising or Easter Rebellion in Ireland. It was a rebellion by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, headed by Pearse and Clarke against the British Government in Ireland and started on Easter Monday (21st April) in Dublin. Above: People dashing in fright during the general strike in Dublin (1913) The Brotherhood was revolutionary society within the nationalist organization of Irish Volunteers. The latter had a large following of about ... Read More

Above: Map during the Civil War of Russia A division arose between the Bolsheviks or Communists and the Left Socialist Revolutionaries over the terms of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, in which Russia had made sizeable land concessions to Germany. The LSR left the coalition. There were two main groups opposed to Lenin. Above: Picture of the White Army The non-Bolshevik left was annoyed with Lenin for having dissolved the Constituent Assembly and the White Rightists had their own grievances to grudge. ... Read More