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declaration of independence
A document freeing us from England and into a democracy. -
monroe doctrine
Europe had to stop invading the US or in North or South America or we can take it as a threat and take action. -
Roosevelt Corollary
A continuation of the Monroe Doctrine to keep England out of Latin America. -
wwI
The first world war about 13 million people died. -
Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The ship that killed 1,198 people and an 11 mile deep sink. -
Good Neighbor policy
To engage in reciprocal exchanges with countries in Latin American. -
World War II
The second world war, a global war that lasted 6 years and a day. More than 100 million people were involved, from 30 different countries. -
Pearl Harbor
Got the US into WWII. -
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima
Had the first and only use of nuclear weapons in warfare, destroying many cities in Japan. -
Truman Doctrine
Stop the cold war. -
Marshall Plan
Granting money the European nations to aiding them from debt. -
Korean War
Communism was subtracted and Korea was divided. The official war broke out in 1950 and ended in 1953. -
Vietnam War
North Vietnam and Soviet Union vs South Vietnam and anti-communist countries. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Plan to get the Middle East to cooperate. -
Cuban missile crisis
US and Soviet Union had a disagreement about the missiles in Cuba. It was the closest they got from a cold war to a nuclear war. -
Operation: Desert Storm
Iraq had sanctions from the UN and had the largest military alliance since WWII. -
911
4 planes hijacked and 3000 Americans did. -
Operation Enduring Freedom
U.S. and British attack to revenge the 911 attacks. -
War on Terror
The international military campaign to get rid of terrorists like Al-Qaeda. The NATO and other countries that are not in NATO were a part in eliminating them. -
military intervention against ISIS
Syria and Iraq join the US to fight the ISIS.
