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American Wars

By laurenhiggins

  • Barbary War 1

    Barbary War 1
    Fought between the alliance of the United States against the Northwest African Berber Muslim states known collectively as the Barbary States. These were Tripoli and Algiers, which were quasi-independent entities nominally belonging to the Ottoman Empire, and (briefly) the independent Sultanate of Morocco.

  • Barbary War 2

    Barbary War 2
    Fought between the United States and the Ottoman Empire's North African regencies of Tripoli, Tunis, and Algeria known collectively as the Barbary states

  • Mexican-American War

    Mexican-American War
    An armed conflict between the United States and the Centralist Republic of Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution.

  • Spanish-American War

    Spanish-American War
    The Spanish–American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence.

  • World War I

    World War I
    Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary vs. Triple Entente: Britain, France, and Russia. The United States joined on the side of the Triple Entente in 1917.
    5th-deadliest conflict in history, paving the way for major political changes, including revolutions in many of the nations involved.

  • World War II

    World War II
    Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan vs. Major Allied Powers: United States, Great Britain, France, and Russia
    Most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million people, from more than 30 different countries.

  • Korean War

    Korean War
    United States (as part of the United Nations) and South Korea vs. North Korea and Communist China.
    Primarily the result of the political division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II.

  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    United States and South Vietnam vs. North Vietnam

  • Persian Gulf War

    Persian Gulf War
    War waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

  • Invasion of Afghanistan

    Invasion of Afghanistan
    United States and the Coalition Forces vs. The Taliban regime in Afghanistan to fight terrorism.

  • Invasion of Iraq

    Invasion of Iraq
    United States and Coalition Forces vs. Iraq