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Revoluntioary War
The American Revoultionary War (1775-1783), the american war of independence, or simply revolutionary war in the United States, was the successful military rebelion against Great Britain of thirteen American colonies which joined together as the United States of America in July 1776. Origianlly limited to fighting in those colonies, after 1778 it also became a world war between Britain and France, Netherlands, Spain, and Mysore. -
Civil War
American Civil War, also known as the war between states or simply the civil war in the untied states, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865, after seven southern slave states declared their secssion and formed the confederate states of America. The war had its origin in the fractious issue of slavery, especially the extension of slavery into the western territories -
Westward Expansion
In 1803, president Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Lousisiana from teh french government fro $15 million. The Louisiana purchase stretched from the mississippi river to the rocky mountains and from canada to new orleans, and it doubled the size of the United States to jefferson, westward expansion was the key to the nations healt -
World War 1
World War 1, also known as the first world war, was a global war centered in Europe that begun on 28 july 1914. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of world war 2, it was called simply the World War. More that 9 million combatants were killed; a casualty rate exacerbated by the belligerents technological and industrial sophistication, and tactical statemate. It was one of the deadliest conflicts in history. -
Great Depression
The great depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding world war 2. The timing of the great depression varied across nations, but in most countries is started in 1930 and lasted until the late 1930s or middle 1940s. It was th elongest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. -
World War 2
World War 2, also known as the second world war, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, though some related conflicts in Asia began before 1939. It involved the vast majority of teh world's nations-including all of the great powers eventually forming two opposing military alliances. The Allies and Axis. It was the most widespread war in history, and directly involved more than 100 million poeple, from more than 30 different countries.