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- Wa (Japanese culture)Japanese concept of "harmony"
- Wadai War1906–1912 war between France and the Wadai Empire
- Wairau ValleyWairau Valley is the valley of the Wairau River in Marlborough, New Zealand and also the n
- Waldemar PabstErnst Julius Waldemar Pabst (24 December 1880 – 29 May 1970) was a German soldier and poli
- Wall Street crash of 1929Major stock market crash in the United States
- Wallace M. BeakleyWallace Morris Beakley (January 20, 1903 – January 16, 1975) was an American naval aviator
- Walter CowanAdmiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, 1st Baronet, KCB, DSO & Bar, MVO (11 June 1871 – 14 Februa
- Walter UlbrichtLeader of East Germany from 1949 to 1971
- Wannsee Conference1942 Nazi meeting to plan the Holocaust
- Wanshan Archipelago Campaign21°57′N 113°45′E / 21.95°N 113.75°E
- War communism1918–1921 economic and political system in Soviet Russia
- War crimes in the Korean WarThe Korean War was a major conflict of the Cold War and among the most destructive conflic
- War in Iraq (2013–2017)Armed Conflict in the Middle East
- War of 18121812–1815 conflict in North America
- War of annihilationType of warfare which seeks complete obliteration of a state, people, or minority group
- War of Jenkins' Ear1739–1748 conflict between Britain and Spain
- War of the Confederation1836–39 war between Chile and Argentina and Peru-Bolivia
- War of the Fifth Coalition1809 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
- War of the First Coalition1792–1797 wars between France and European powers
- War of the Fourth Coalition1806–1807 conflict of the Napoleonic Wars
- War of the PacificTerritorial conflict between Chile and allied Peru and Bolivia (1879–84)
- War of the Second CoalitionSecond war on revolutionary France by European monarchies
- War of the Sixth Coalition1813–1814 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
- War of the Third Coalition1805–1806 conflict during the Napoleonic Wars
- War on terrorMilitary campaign following the September 11 attacks
- Wards of Andrew JacksonNephews, nieces, and children of friends
- Warlord EraPeriod of Chinese history (1916–1928)
- Warsaw GhettoNazi ghetto in occupied Poland
- Warsaw Ghetto UprisingJewish insurgency against Nazi Germany in German-occupied Poland during World War II
- Warsaw PactEastern European military alliance (1955–1991)
- Warsaw UprisingMajor World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army
- Waterloo campaignMilitary campaign during Napoleon's Hundred Days
- WehrmachtUnified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945
- Wei ChanghuiWei Changhui (simplified Chinese: 韦昌辉; traditional Chinese: 韋昌輝; pinyin: Wéi Chānghuī) was
- Weimar ConstitutionGerman constitution of 1919
- Weimar RepublicGerman state from 1918 to 1933
- Wesleyan Methodist Church (Seneca Falls, New York)Wesleyan Methodist Church is a historic Wesleyan church located at Seneca Falls in Seneca
- West Florida ControversyThe West Florida Controversy included two border disputes that involved Spain and the Unit
- West Germany at the 1984 Summer OlympicsWest Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Ang
- West Ukrainian People's Republic1918–1919 state in Central Europe
- Western Allied invasion of Germany1945 offensive in the European theatre of World War II
- Western Desert campaignCampaign fought in Libya and Egypt during WWII
- Western Front (World War I)Theatre of World War I in France and Belgium
- Western Front (World War II)Theatre of war in Europe
- Western theater of the American Civil WarAmerican Civil War area of operations
- Westward Expansion TrailsIn the history of the American frontier, pioneers built overland trails throughout the 19t
- Whig Party (United States)19th-century American political party
- White ArmyArmy/faction in the Russian Civil War
- White movementMajor faction in the Russian Civil War
- White Revolution1963–1979 reforms by the Shah of Iran
- White RoseResistance group in Nazi Germany
- White South AfricansSouth African citizens of European ancestry
- White Terror (Greece)Anti-Communist repression period in Greece 1945–1946
- White Terror (Russia)Persecution by the White movement during the Russian Civil War
- White Terror (Spain)Assassinations and mass murders during the Spanish Civil War
- White WarHigh-altitude mountain warfare in the Italian front of World War I
- Wilcox rebellionsThe Wilcox rebellions were an armed rebellion in 1888, a revolt in 1889, and a counter-rev
- Willem Johannes LeydsWillem Johannes Leyds (1 May 1859 – 14 May 1940) was a Dutch lawyer and statesman who serv
- Willi GrafWilhelm "Willi" Graf (2 January 1918 – 12 October 1943) was a German member of the White R
- William à BeckettSir William à Beckett (28 July 1806 – 27 June 1869) was a British barrister and the first
- William BellairsMajor-General Sir William Bellairs, KCMG CB (28 August 1828 – 24 July 1913) was a British
- William Draper (British Army officer)Lieutenant General Sir William Draper KB (1721 – 8 January 1787), was a British Army offic
- William Edward AtherdenWilliam Edward Atherden (c.1838-14 May 1934) was the last survivor of the Battle of the Eu
- William H. P. BlandyWilliam Henry Purnell Blandy (28 June 1890 – 12 January 1954), known to close associates a
- William Hale (British inventor)William Hale (21 October 1797 – 30 March 1870), was a British inventor and rocket pioneer.
- William John WillsWilliam John Wills (5 January 1834 – c. 28 June 1861) was a British surveyor who also trai
- William P. BiddleMajor General William Phillips Biddle (December 15, 1853 – February 24, 1923) was the 11th
- William Peel (colonial administrator)Sir William Peel KCMG KBE (Chinese: 貝璐; 27 February 1875 – 24 February 1945) was a British
- William Robinson (colonial administrator, born 1836)Sir William Robinson GCMG (Chinese: 羅便臣; 9 February 1836 – 1 December 1912) was a British
- William ShubrickWilliam Branford Shubrick (October 31, 1790 – May 27, 1874) was an officer in the United S
- William V. PrattWilliam Veazie Pratt (28 February 1869 – 25 November 1957) was an admiral in the United St
- Willy–Nicky correspondenceSeries of letters and telegrams between the German and Russian emperors
- Wing (military unit)In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command. In most military aviation services, a w
- Winter operations 1914–1915Winter operations 1914–1915 is the name given to military operations during the First Worl
- Winter War1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
- Women in Nazi GermanyNazi policies regarding the role of women in German society
- Women's International Democratic FederationInternational women's rights organization
- Women's Social and Political UnionUK movement for women's suffrage, 1903–1918
- Women's War1929 riots in Colonial Nigeria
- WonnaruaThe Wonnarua people, otherwise written Wanarruwa, are a group of Aboriginal Australian peo
- Workers of the world, unite!Rallying cry from The Communist Manifesto
- World communismCommunism of an international scope
- World Federation of Scientific WorkersThe World Federation of Scientific Workers (WFSW) is an international federation of scient
- World League for Freedom and DemocracyNon-governmental organization of anti-communists
- World Peace CouncilInternational disarmament organization
- World War I casualtiesThe total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I is estimated to be 15
- World War I reparationsFollowing their defeat in World War I, the Central Powers agreed to pay war reparations to
- World War II by countryAlmost every country in the world participated in World War II. Most were neutral at the b
- World War II casualtiesHuman losses by participating country
- World War II in YugoslaviaWorld War II in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia began on 6 April 1941, when the country was inva
- Wounded Knee Massacre1890 South Dakota massacre of Lakota
- Wybalenna Aboriginal EstablishmentThe Wybalenna Aboriginal Establishment was an internment facility built at Flinders Island