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World war 1
US enters world war 1, declaring war on germany 1914-1917 -
League of nations
meets for the first time, US not represented -
the star spangled banner
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem -
World war 2
U.S. declares its neutrality in European conflict. 1939-1945 -
united nations
United Nations is established -
Korean War
Cold war conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces on Korean Peninsula. 1950-1953 -
cuban missile crisis
President Kennedy denounces Soviet Union for secretly installing missile bases on Cuba and initiates a naval blockade of
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Vietnam war
Prolonged conflict between Communist forces of North Vietnam, backed by China and the USSR,and non-Communist forces of South Vietnam, backed by the United States. 1950-1975 -
persian gulf war
U.S. leads international coalition in military operation (code named Desert Storm‖) to drive Iraqis out of Kuwait.