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What was the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (1955-1996)?

Introduction The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis or the 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was the effect of a series of missile tests conducted by the People’s Republic of China in the waters surrounding Taiwan, including the Taiwan Strait from 21 July 1995 to 23 March 1996. The first set… Read More

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What was the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)?

Introduction The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, also called the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, was a conflict that took place between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Republic of China (ROC). In this conflict, the PRC shelled the islands of Kinmen (Quemoy) and the Matsu Islands along the east coast of mainland China (in… Read More

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What was the First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954-1955)?

Introduction The First Taiwan Strait Crisis (also the Formosa Crisis, the 1954-1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis, the Offshore Islands Crisis, the Quemoy-Matsu Crisis, and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis) was a brief armed conflict between the Communist People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Nationalist Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The conflict focused on several… Read More

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What was the Russo-Swedish War (1741-1743)?

Introduction The Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743 (also known as The War of the Hats) was instigated by the Hats, a Swedish political party that aspired to regain the territories lost to Russia during the Great Northern War, and by French diplomacy, which sought to divert Russia’s attention from supporting its long-standing ally the Habsburg monarchy… Read More

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What was Ordinance No.46 (1946)?

Introduction Ordinance No. 46 (full title: Abolition of the Provinces in the British Zone of the Former State of Prussia and Reconstitution thereof as Separate Länder), effective 23 August 1946, was an ordinance issued by the British Military Government (CCG/BE) in the British Zone of Allied-occupied Germany by which, among others, the Prussian Province of… Read More