Examples of international incidents
18th century
* Battle of Jumonville Glen (1754) *Hanging of19th century
* Caroline Affair, which had a great effect on the development of international law (1837-1842) * ''Trent'' affair (1861) * MarÃa Luz Incident (1872) * Fashoda Incident, encounter of British and French forces whilst the countries vied for imperial influence in Africa (1898)20th century
* Dogger Bank incident - Russian ships mistook a British trawler fleet with the Japanese Fleet (1904) * Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Set off the First World War (1914) * Tampico Affair (1914) * Sinking of the RMS Lusitania - Moved the USA closer to WW1 involvement (1917) * Zimmermann Telegram - Proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico in WW1 (1917) * Bodyline Ashes (1932-33) * USS ''Panay'' incident (1937) * Tientsin incident (1939) * Gleiwitz incident - False-flag attack by Germany on itself, justifying World War 2 invasion (1939) * Zoot Suit Riots - Naval pogrom against Mexican-Americans that resulted in a formal complaint from the Mexican government (1943) * Amethyst Incident (1949) * Lavon Affair (1954) * Hungarian Revolution of 1956 *21st century
* Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision (2001) *9/11 (2001) * Hainan Island incident (2001) * The May 2006 execution in Texas of Mexican nationalSee also
* Diplomacy * Espionage * War * TerrorismReferences
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