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American Revolution
Beginning in 1775, the American Revolution was a result of the colonists of America being tired of the Taxes and Acts created by the British. Although most colonists came from Britian, once they became their own civilization, they became tired of Britain's control over them. These are some of the Laws the American Colonists fought to remove. The American Revolution ended in 1783 with the Colonists gaining their freedom from Britian. -
War of 1812
Despite being "free" from Great Britian, they were still controlling America's trade in some ways, especially seaside. Great Britian would block Americans from trading with countries like France, and they would steal sailors off of trade vessels. These sailors were then forced to work for Great Britian. The beginning of the end of the war began in late 1814 with the Treaty of Ghent -
Mexican War
Ready to expand further west, the colonist headed to land owned by Mexico. Mexico, not being prepared for this type of war, lost a lot of their land including today's California, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and Nevada. -
Civil War
The Civil War was the first, and so far, only war America fought against itself. Slavery had become a huge conflict between the North and South of the United States. While most Northerns did not believe slavery was humane, the Southerns found many benefits to the free labor. This led to the South, named the Confederacy, and the North, named the Union, fighting against each other. It ended in 1865 with the South surrendering to the North, but this wasn't the official end of Slavery in the U.S. -
Spanish-American War
In 1895, American colonists become informed on Spain's control over Cuba and became angered by it. America didn't become involved until a U.S battleship randomly sank in the Havana Harbor; it was assumed that the Spanish are what caused the boat to sink. The war ended in late 1898 with the Treaty of Paris, which brought back the original trade boarders from before the War. -
World War 1
WW1 will always be seen as one of the first countries to involve newly developed artillery that has built the future of wars. The war started when the next heir of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were murdered. The war slowly escalated as more countries called on their alliances, eventually leading to over 10 countries, including the United States, fighting. Click here to see the alliances, and how they became involved. -
World War 2
WW2 was only of the deadliest wars America has ever been involved with. From the killing of Jews to the atomic bomb the United States set off in Japan, every part of WW2 was detrimental to many countries. It began when the Nazi's invaded Poland, and as more conflict happened, more than 30 countries became involved, including the United States. Once Pearl Harbor was attacked, the United States decided to intervein. -
Korean War
Watching South Korea be surrounded by communist countries, like China and North Korea, the United States entered another war. They weren't fighting so much for the country itself, but more so to fight against communism taking over the world. -
Vietnam War
Beginning in Asia, the Vietnam War started as a conflict between North and South Vietnam, but other countries became involved. Similarly to the Korean War, the United States joined in as an alley for South Vietnam to fight against Communism spreading world-wide. Eventually, the United States stepped out in 1975. -
Persian Gulf War
A fairly short war, compared to others, the Gulf War was a result of Iraq invading Kuwait. The countries in that area fighting against Iraq called for the United States to join them in fighting. The war ended in 1991 with Iraq and their alliances surrendering. -
War in Afghanistan
Following 9/11, the United States started the war in Afghanistan. The Taliban, which was the group of terrorists who took over the planes and crashed them on 9/11, lived in Afghanistan. The 20-year war eventually ended in 2021 when the United States decided to evacuate their troops for the Middle-East. -
Iraq War
The Iraq War was more of a control thing. The United States and other alliances were working to weaken terrorist organizations. After the two-part War began to slow down and less violence was occurring, in 2011 the United States began to reduce the number of troops in that area.