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Major Historical Conflicts

Major Historical Conflicts is a collection of large-scale armed conflicts that significantly changed human history. It includes global conflicts that occurred primarily in the 20th century, such as World War I, World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Gulf War. These wars brought about the reorganization of political maps, transformation of international relations, and cost tens of millions of lives.

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code slug name description casualties_civilian casualties_military casualties_total location period_end period_start result
1 world-war-i World War I The first global-scale war in human history, fought from 1914 to 1918. 約800万人 約1,000万人 約1,800万人 Europe, Middle East, Africa, Pacific 1918-11-11 1914-07-28 Allied victory, defeat of Central Powers, Treaty of Versailles
2 world-war-ii World War II The largest-scale war in human history, fought from 1939 to 1945. 約4,000万〜6,400万人 約2,100万人 約7,000万〜8,500万人 Global (Europe, Asia-Pacific, North Africa, Atlantic) 1945-09-02 1939-09-01 Allied victory, defeat of Axis powers, establishment of UN, beginning of Cold War
3 cold-war Cold War East-West confrontation centered on the United States and Soviet Union from 1947 to 1991. 多数（代理戦争による被害） 代理戦争を含め約1,100万人 推定数百万人〜1,100万人以上 Global (primarily Europe, Asia, Latin America) 1991-12-26 1947-03-12 Collapse of USSR, US victory, German reunification, democratization of Eastern Europe
4 korean-war Korean War A war fought on the Korean Peninsula from 1950 to 1953. 約200万〜300万人 約180万人 約300万人 Korean Peninsula 1953-07-27 1950-06-25 Armistice agreement, continued division of Korea, technically still at war
5 vietnam-war Vietnam War A war fought in Vietnam from 1954 to 1975. 約200万〜400万人 約130万〜340万人 約300万〜400万人 Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia 1975-04-30 1954-11-01 North Vietnamese victory, unification of Vietnam, US withdrawal
6 gulf-war Gulf War A war fought over Iraq's invasion of Kuwait from 1990 to 1991. 約3,000〜5,000人 約2万〜5万人（イラク軍）、約300人（連合軍） 約2万〜6万人 Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia 1991-02-28 1990-08-02 Coalition victory, liberation of Kuwait, Iraqi withdrawal

A list of major wars and conflicts in world history, focusing on the 20th century.