Prusso-Danish War

[ pruhs-oh-dey-nish ]

/ ˈprʌs oʊˈdeɪ nɪʃ /

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a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.

QUIZZES

Were you ready for a quiz on this topic? Well, here it is! See how well you can differentiate between the uses of "was" vs. "were" in this quiz.

Question 1 of 7

“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

They are, to say the least, preparing for civil war (the polling stations are stormed by armed gangs).
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But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?
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Cold War fears could be manipulated through misleading art to attract readers to daunting material.
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Kennedy: "Mankind must put an end to war — or war will put an end to mankind."
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It is not a decisive war, with a single, signature victory, but a war of attrition.
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He distinguished himself in several campaigns, especially in the Peninsular war, and was raised to the rank of field marshal.
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His 6,000 native auxiliaries (as it proved later on) could not be relied upon in a civil war.
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"There is no more war," Brion translated for Ulv, realizing that the Disan had understood nothing of the explanation.
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I cannot reconcile the idea of a tender Heavenly Father with the known horrors of war, slavery, pestilence, and insanity.
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We were now masters of the whole country, and the war was apparently at an end.
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