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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen "United Colonies" which expelled royal officails in 1775, set up the Second Continental Congress, formed an army, declared their independence as a new nation, the United States of America in 1776. The war was the culmination of the politiacl American Revolution, whreby the colonists overthrew British rule. -
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War of 1812
Video about the 1812US and British Interests Collide -- Setting up War of 1812: President James Madison asked the United States Congress to declare war on the British Empire. In his war message, Madison took principal aim at Briatin's complete diregard of US soveignty on the high seas. -
Mexican-American War
VideoThe Mexican-American War, also usually known in the United States as The Mexican War and in Mexico as la intervencion norteamericana, was a military conflict fought between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848, in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas. Mexico had not recognized the secession of Texas in 1836 and annouced its intention to take back what is consdiered a rebel province. -
American Civil War
he American Civil War was a major war between the United States (the "Union") and eleven Southern slave states that declared their secession and formed the Confederate States of America, led by President Jefferson Davis. The Union, led by President Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party, opposed the expansion of slavery and rejected any right of secession.
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Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was a conflict between the Kingdom of Spain and the United States of America that took place from April to August 1898. The war ended in victory for the United States and the end of the Spanish Empire in the Caribbean and Pacific. Only 113 days after the outbreak of war, the Treaty of Paris, which ended the conflict, gave the United States control over the former Spanish colonies. -
World War 1
Video about World War 1World War I, also known as the First World War, and (before 1939) the Great War, was a world conflict lasting from August 1914 to the final Armistice on November 11, 1918. The Allied Powers, led by France, the Russian Empire, the British Empire, and later, Italy and the United States, defeated the Central Powers: Austria-Hungary, the German Empire, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. -
World War II
the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, from 1939 until 1945. Armed forces from over seventy nations engaged in aerial, naval, and ground-based combat. Spanning much of the globe, World War II resulted in the deaths of over sixty million people, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. Total includes the estimated 9 million lives lost in the Holocaust. The war ended with an Allied victory. -
Korean War
The Korean War, occuring a civil war between the states of North Korea and South Korea that were created out of the post-World War II Soviet and American occupation zones in Korea, with large-scale participation by other countries. -
Vietnam War
U.S. military advisors first became involved in Vietnam as early as 1950, when they began to assist French colonial forces. In 1956, these advisors assumed full responsibility for training the Army of hte Republic of Vietnam or ARVN. Large numbers of American combat troops began to arrive in 1965. -
Gulf War-Desert Strom
The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of approximately 30 nations. The Gulf War led by the United States and mandated by the United Nations in order to liberate Kuwait. -
Afghanistan War
Video The wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, marking the beginning of its War on Terrorism campaign, seeking to oust the Taliban and find al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The officially stated purpose of the invasion was ot destroy al-Qaeda and deny them sanctuary and freedom of movement with Afgnaistan. -
Iraq War
The Iraq War was an ongoing conflict in the Middle Eastern country of Iraq, which began with the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition overthrew Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and occupied Iraq in an attempt to establish a new government regime.
