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The American Revolution
American colonists wage war for independence against the British using guerilla tactics to overcome traditional battle strategy. -
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The War of 1812
The U.S. goes to war with Great Britain over British attempts to restrict U.S. trade, the Royal Navy’s impressment of American seamen and America’s desire to expand its territory. -
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The Texas Revolution
Due to tensions between Mexican and American settlers Texas and New Mexico, those who were more culturally aligned with American values would war for independence from Mexico. -
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The Mexican War
Because president James K. Polk believed the united states manifest destiny had been to spread across the continent to the pacific ocean, a small skirmish along the Rio Grande river kicked off a series of small U.S. victories that would end up in the loss of about one third of Mexico's territory including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. -
Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent civil confrontations between pro- and anti-slavery forces which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas. -
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American Civil War
The Union and the Confederacy go to war over the presence of slavery and the attempted secession of the confederate states. -
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The Apache Wars
A span of armed conflicts between the U.S. Army and various Apache nations that arguably lasted since 1849, and were mainly due to the constant encroachment of the U.S. on native land. -
Overthrowing the Hawaiian Monarchy
Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown when a group of American businessmen and sugar planters forced queen Liliuokalani to abdicate in order to use Hawaii for its potential land and supply of sandalwood. -
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The Spanish American War
A war that occurred between the U.S. and Spain that ended in Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in U.S. acquisition of territories in the western Pacific and Latin America. -
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World War 1
President Woodrow Wilson goes before a joint session of congress to declare war against Germany for its violation of its pledge to restrict warfare in the North Atlantic. -
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Siberian Expedition
An American expeditionary force lands in Siberia in an effort to protect allied Czecho-Slovak soldiers and war supplies against Germany -
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World War 2
After the Japanese attack on pearl harbor in Hawaii December, 1941 the U.S. begin to have a greater involvement in World War 2 and eventually win through Germany and Japans' surrender to the Allied forces. -
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The Korean War
The United states comes to the aid of South Korea against North Korea and later China after tensions between the Koreans arrive. Only later does the fighting stops due to a mutual armistice between the countries. -
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The Vietnam World
As the influence of communism spread from China to North Vietnam The united states, out of fear that communism would spread to the rest of Asia, decided to provide extensive support to the South Vietnamese government. -
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The Persian Gulf War
Due to Suddam Husseins' defiance of the UN the U.S. would lead a massive air attack known as operation Desert Storm on Iraq for 42 days. A cease fire would be called following the relentless attacks by air and ground troops.