International Conflicts

In 1941, countries including Germany, the US, Britain, and Japan were involved in a significant conflict. Nazi Germany was expanding its territory. The US deployed a new weapon - the Atomic Bomb, leading to Japan's surrender.

• WW I

• WW II

• Vietnam War

• Bay of Pigs

Countries Involved: U.S., Soviet Union, North Korea, South Korea, and Republic of China

Purpose for conflict: The U.S. went to prevent the spread of communism. This led to the permanent division of North and South Korea.

• Vietnam War

• Korean War

• WW II

• Gulf War

Fidel Castro overthrew leader Batista in Cuba, and the US Government and CIA tried to invade Cuba with a CIA-trained Cuban exile army. The invasion was a failure, and 114 were killed and 1,000 were taken prisoner.

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• WWI

• WWII

• WWIII

Fidel Castro allowed the Communist Soviet Union to install nuclear-armed missiles 90 miles from the US shores. President Kennedy enacted a blockade and told the Soviets to remove the missiles, and they would remove US missiles from Turkey. The standoff took 13 days, bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war.

• WWII

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• First Gulf War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

Iranian students stormed a US embassy and took 60 American hostages to stop American interference in Iranian affairs. President Carter tried diplomacy and failed, and then attempted a rescue mission. The mission failed and killed 8 soldiers. Carter lost the presidency, and the hostages were released 444 days later.

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Gulf War

Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and demanded that his country's debt be erased. Nations condemned the invasion, but Hussein refused to back down. The US sent in troops and the war lasted 42 days. Hussein escaped.

• Vietnam War

• Iran Hostage Crisis

• Second Gulf War/ Iraq War

• First Gulf War/ Persian Gulf War