U.S. Timeline of Events

In this war we fought Britain to form a new/free nation (1776-1783).

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• Mexican/American War

• French/Indian War

This war was "round 2" fighting the British as they challenged our young country to lands west of the Appalachian Mts. and burned down the White House!

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• Spanish/American War

• Civil War

This war killed more Americans than all wars of the 20th century as our nation fought over slavery and state's rights (1860-1865)

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• Civil War

• WW-2

This war was fought for lands of Texas and much of the West/Southwest, and was the largest land acquisition in U.S. History (1846-1848).

• War of 1812

• Spanish/American War

• WW-1

• Mexican/American War

This war reinforced the Monroe Doctrine to keep Europe from further colonizing lands in the Western Hemisphere, as we fought to kick Spain out of Cuba (1898).

• Mexican American War

• Spanish American War

• Cold War

• WW-1

Europe was primed for war as Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances, and an assassination thrust these industrial nations into deadly trench warfare (1914-1918).

• WW-2

• Cold War

• Spanish American War

• WW-1

This war saw the rise of Fascist dictators that were encouraged by free world leaders giving in to their demands (appeasement), Holocaust, and 1st use of Atomic bombs (1939-1945).

• WW-2

• WW-1

• Cold War

• Korean War

After the 2nd World War we immediately fell into tension with our former communist ally (Russia), and fought to stop the spread of communism in East Asia (1950-1953).

• Vietnam War

• Persian Gulf War

• Korean War

• Cold War

This war was the 2nd time we fought to stop the spread of communism; this time in Southeast Asia, and we were not successful (1965-1975).

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• Cold War

• WW-2

This 40 year period of time followed WW-2, and is marked by high tensions, spying, propaganda, space race, etc. between the free world (U.S.) and communist powers (Soviets), (1945-1989).

• Persian Gulf War

• WW-1

• WW-3

• Cold War