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French and Indian War |
It was British with some natives on their side against France with some natives on their side. Treaty of Paris ended F/I War British won |
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American Revolution |
The thirteen colonies against British wanted to gain independence from Britain 1765-1783 |
Battle of Saratoga: France allied with US (helped us win w/o we probably would have lost)
Ended bc of Treaty of Paris |
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War of 1812 |
US declared war against Great British because of the Embargo Act (no foreign trade) ended w/ Treaty of Ghent |
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Mexican American War 1846-1848 |
Texas gained Independence from Mexico so the US went to war with Mexico to gain new territories. We won and gained the Mexican Cession. |
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Spanish American War 1898 |
US went to war with Spain because the battleship USS Maine was bombed |
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WWI 1917-1918 |
Idk |
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WW II 1941-1945 |
We were neutral then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor |
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Cold War 1945-1991 |
Spread of communism so w head to end the Soviet Union for good. (End with collapse of the Soviet Union) |
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Korean War |
North Korea and South Korea split up because North Korean teamed up with Soviet Union (turned bad) US helped South |
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Vietnam 1854-1975 |
North Vietnam teamed up with the Soviet Union and US was not going to let that happen |
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