A U.S. led coalition invaded Iraq in March 2003 and removed Saddam Hussein from power.
The United States went to war in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
The Gulf War began after Iraq invaded Kuwait in August 1990.
The United States supported South Vietnam against communist North Vietnam, with large numbers of combat troops arriving in…
The Korean War began on June 25, 1950, when North Korea invaded South Korea.
The United States entered World War II after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
The United States entered World War I in April 1917, joining Britain and France against Germany and its…
After the United States took control of the Philippines from Spain, Filipino forces who wanted independence fought American…
The Spanish American War was a short conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898.
The American Indian Wars were a long series of conflicts between Native nations and colonists and later the…
The Civil War was fought between the Union and the Confederate states over slavery and the survival of…
The war between the United States and Mexico followed the U.S. annexation of Texas and a dispute over…
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain over trade restrictions and the…
The Revolutionary War won independence for the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain.