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Declaration of Independence
A document stating that the USA was ready to become an independant country, free for English rule. -
Monroe Doctrine
A document that stated that any attempts by the English to enter america would be taken as a sigh of agression. -
Roosevelt Corollary
The corollary states that the United States will intervene in conflicts between European countries and Latin American countries to enforce legitimate claims of the European powers, rather than having the Europeans press their claims directly. -
WWI
A war between most of the world. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
A ship that was Torpedeoed by the Germans, causing 1,198 deaths -
Good Neigbor Policy
A document stating that we will help in small bits along the way, but overall not engage in war with neighboring nations. -
World War II
The second war between the Earth, with all of the powers and almost all other nations. US ended it by dropping two nukes on Japan. -
Pearl Harbor
A Japenese surprise attack on US, targeting Pearl Harbor, utlamately destroying it. -
Bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima was where the US ended WWII by droping two atomic bombs there. This was the first and so far only time nukes have been used in warfare. -
Truman Doctrine
The US policy given by Harry Truman during the cold war to stop the spread of the Soviet. -
Marshall Plan
An American initiative to try and help out Europe after WWII by giving the 17 billion $ -
Korean War
A war with Northern and Southern Korea, the South Koreans were given the UN's aid. -
Vietnam War
A war against Vietnam. -
Eisenhower Doctrine
A speec given by President Eisenhower, he stated that a middle eastern country could request US assistance if it was threatened by another. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation of the soviet conserning missles launched on Cuba -
Operation Desert Storm
A war against the Iraqi forces after invading Kuwait -
9/11
Two planes blew up the twin towers -
War on Terror
A statement used to announce the irradication of terrorist groups. -
Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom)
US code word for a war that occured with Afganistan because of the 911 attack. -
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Consisted of the US invading Iraq and fighting to try and remove their possesion of many WMDs. -
Air Strikes on ISIS
A series of missles launched upon ISIS to lessen their numbers, infinitly making them an easier target.
