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WWII -- the things that led up to it, the war itself, and the consequences (which are still fresh today and seen in many conflicts) Japan's meteoric rise from feudalism to a modern nation. Imperial Roman period. Greek wars. American Civil War (which began in the Kansas War). Ancient Egypt, and the pre-dynastic Egyptians who built the Great Pyramid and the Sphynx.