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| French-Indian War | War fought between the British and the French/Indians over land claims. Proclamation line of 1763 divided the French and Briitsh sections by the Appalachian Mountains. The line later proved to be meaningless. |
| American Revolution | First skirmish was between September 1774 and May 1775. Began over fair representation in England. Eventually came to mean independence from England after the Declaration of Independence was signed. |
| French Revolution | French peasants (bourgeois) fought against the rich. |
| War with Mexico | Fought over the rights to the Southwest (Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California); Greatly expanded the size of the U.S. |
| Spanish-American War | A conflict lasting ten weeks. Spain lost to the U.S. and gave up Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. |
| World War I | Started by the assassination of the Austrian Crown Prince Ferdinand, rival countries went to war. Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) versus Allied Powers (Great Britain, France, Russia). U.S. tried to remain neutral but Germans sunk Lusitania. April 6, 1917 - U.S. joined the Allied Powers. Ended the the Treaty at Versailles |
| World War II | Axis Powers (Germany and Italy) joined forces to try and control the rest of the continent. Japan became an Axis Power and bombed Pearl Harbor. U.s. entered the war. Stormed Normandy, liberated Paris, marched across German border. Germans surrenter. Japan was bombed because it would not surrender. Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. |
| Korean War | the northern communist Korea invaded the southern US-backed Korea. The US helped South Korea and the Russians and Chinese helped North Korea. Eventually a stalemate was reached. |
| Vietnam War | Troops were committed for the first time in 1965. Justified by the threate of Chinese Communism. War did not end officially until the fall of Saigon. |
| Civil War | Lincoln was elected, southern states seceded. Fought over slavery. Bull Run was the turning point from rebellion to civil war. Lasted four years. North won and Lee surrendered at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. |
