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American Revolution (1775-1783)
American Revolution - History.com
-Took place on the eastern seaboard of North America
-Ended after the Treaty of Paris was signed on Sept. 3, 1783
-Approx. 4,435 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
War of 1812 (1812-1815)
War of 1812 - History.com
-Took place in Canada, Eastern seaboard of the United States, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
-Ended after the Treaty of Ghent was signed on Dec. 24, 1814. Unaware of the treaty, Gen. Andrew Jackson engaged and crushed the British at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815.
-Approx. 2,260 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
Mexican-American War - History.com
-Took place in Mexico and southwestern United States, including modern-day Texas, California and New Mexico
-Ended after The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on Feb. 2, 1848
-Approx. 1,733 American lives lost in battle Pictured: President James K. Polk, who led the country into war Source: History.com -
Civil War (1861-1865)
American Civil War - History.com
-Took place primarily in the eastern half of the United States (east of the Mississippi River)
-Ended after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the small settlement of Appomattox Court House in Virginia on April 9, 1865
-Approx. deaths of Union forces 140,414; Confederate forces 74,524 Source: History.com -
Spanish-American War (1898)
Spanish-American War - History.com
-Took place mainly in the Spanish possessions of Cuba and the Philippines
-Ended after the Treaty of Paris was signed on Dec. 10, 1898.
-Approx.385 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
World War I (1914-1918)
World War I - History.com
-Took place over the Atlantic Ocean and Europe
-Ended after the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919.
-Approx. 53,402 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
World War II (1939-1945)
World War II - History.com
-Took place in Europe, North Africa, Asia, Australia, and Pacific islands including Hawaii, Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
-Ended after Japan surrendered on August 14, 1945, after the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
-Approx. 291,557 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
Korean War (1950-1953)
Korean War - History.com
-Took place in North and South Korea
-Ended when an armistice was finally reached on July 27, 1953
-Approx. 33,741 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
Vietnam War (1954-1975)
Vietnam War - History.com
-Took place in Southeast Asia
-The U.S. withdrew after a ceasefire in 1973. North Vietnam proved victorious with the Fall of Saigon in April 1975.
-Approx. 47,424 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
Persian Gulf War (1990-1991)
Persian Gulf War - History.com
-Took place in Iraq and Kuwait
-Ended with a victory after a four-day ground war led by an American coalition. A cease-fire agreement was signed on April 9, 1991.
-Approx. 147 American lives lost in battle Source: History.com -
War in Afghanistan (2001-?)
(Operation Enduring Freedom)
-Taking place in Afghanistan
-More than 1,200 American deaths as of May 10, 2011 Source: History.com -
Iraq War (2003-?)
Iraq War - History.com (Operation Iraqi Freedom) -Taking place in Iraq
-More than 4,400 American deaths as of May 10, 2011 Source: History.com
