U.S. Wars and Conflicts

The U.S. entered this war because German submarines sunk U.S. passenger ships - like the Lusitania.

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• Cold War

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• Vietnam

This was not an actual war, but instead the tense relationship between the U.S. and the Soviet Union (USSR). Democracy vs Communism

• Cold War

• WWl

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• Korean War

This war happened during the Cold War. Communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The U.S. fought on South Korea's side.

• Cold War

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

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The U.S. entered this war because Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - a U.S. naval base.

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• Korean War

• Vietnam War

The U.S. fought this war against communism during the Cold War. Communist North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam.

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

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• Cold War

This ended when the Soviet Union (USSR) ran out of money.

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• Korean War

• Cold War

This invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles who wanted to overthrow Castro's communist government in Cuba.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Cold War

• Bay of Pigs

• Vietnam

This was 13 tense days, waiting for the Soviet Union (USSR) to remove missiles pointed at the U.S. from Cuba.

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

• Vietnam

This war started because Iraq invaded Kuwait. Kuwait is a rich nation that has many oil wells.

• First Gulf War

• Second Gulf War

• September 11, 2001

• Korean War

U.S. citizens were kidnapped from the U.S. Embassy in Iran and held captive for 444 days.

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Cold War