Weird Wars - Statistics

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Description	Combatants	Date	War	% Correct
Probably the weirdest war declaration in history, the Australian government declared this war on birds that were destroying agriculture.	Australia, Australian Birds	1932	The Emu War	89%
Already-high tensions in Central America mounted when, after the events following a major world sports tournament, El Salvador claimed Honduras had committed genocide against Salvadorans.	El Salvador, Honduras	1970	The Football War	67%
This conflict was caused when a dispute over slaughtered livestock led to a weeks-long standoff.	US, Great Britain	1859	The Pig War	33%
This war was caused when a French chef's cafe in Mexico City was ransacked. When the Mexican officials ignored his complaints, he went to the French king, who, after a decade, made war on Mexico.	Mexico, France	1838-1839	The Pastry War	11%
Struggles of the Union: This Midwestern territorial dispute actually escalated to the point where both states began to raise militias to defend against possible invasion before president Andrew Jackson stepped in.	Michigan, Ohio	1837	The Toledo War	11%
Territorial disputes and a man's severed body part caused this war which later was absorbed into the larger War of the Austrian Succession.	Great Britain, Spain	1739-1741	The War of Jenkins' Ear	11%
A theological dispute between two towns in northern Italy escalated into this war when a wooden vessel was stolen from one by soldiers from the other.	Bologna, Modena	1325	The War of the Oaken Bucket	11%
British soldiers in a New Zealand town hoisted a Union Jack over it, and a local native chief chopped the flag down, leading to this war.	Great Britain, Native New Zealanders	1845-1846	The Flagstaff War	0%
After the Ashanti rebelled against the British Empire, the British claimed a piece of furniture spiritually valuable to the Ashantis, leading to this conflict.	Great Britain, Ashanti Empire	1900	The War of the Golden Stool	0%
This war began when long-standing tensions between the two countries boiled over when a Greek soldier who crossed the border chasing his canine was shot.	Greece, Bulgaria	1925	The War of the Stray Dog	0%

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