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The Great War was a world expanding conflict from early 1861 to later 1867. It involved virtually all the Great Powers of the age pitted against one another. It has several names depending of the region of the world. In the United States its known as the American Civil War, In Austria and France its known as the German Wars, and in Great Britain and Canada its known as the North American War. However modern historians now tend to just call it The Great War.

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  • The Great War (1861 - 1866)
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  • The Great War was a world expanding conflict from early 1861 to later 1867. It involved virtually all the Great Powers of the age pitted against one another. It has several names depending of the region of the world. In the United States its known as the American Civil War, In Austria and France its known as the German Wars, and in Great Britain and Canada its known as the North American War. However modern historians now tend to just call it The Great War.
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  • The Great War was a world expanding conflict from early 1861 to later 1867. It involved virtually all the Great Powers of the age pitted against one another. It has several names depending of the region of the world. In the United States its known as the American Civil War, In Austria and France its known as the German Wars, and in Great Britain and Canada its known as the North American War. However modern historians now tend to just call it The Great War. The conflict had originally started as a civil war between the United States and the breakaway states of the Confederate States of America.After the apparent success of the Maryland Campaign, Great Britain recognized the CSA as independent nation and demanded the for USA to end hostilities with the Confederacy, on the threat of intervention Surprisingly, the US Government had refused to and so Great Britain declared war upon the US, France quickly followed . Coming to the aide of the Union was the Russian Empire, looking to avenge its defeat in the Crimean War. Austria, Prussia, Italy, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire soon joined the war as well, all with their own reasons for joining. The war has been called by many as the first of the modern age of war, due to nations focusing their entire industry and economy to the war effort, mainly the United States and Great Britain. Secondly because of the end of Napoleonic era tactics and the introduction of trench-based warfare. The aftermath of the war had reshaped the world in terms of the new world powers. France and Austria were replaced by the new German Empire and Russian Empire as the European continental powers. Italy was now a fully unified country and on the rise. America was now on the fast track to becoming a world powerhouse as well. In the Middle East the collapse of the Ottoman Empire would open the region to Russian influence and dominance. The war had taken a large toll on the British Empire and would severely curtail British Imperialism for decades
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