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1 day ago · For more than 250 years, conflicts between European settlers and Native Americans in America revolved around disputes over land, resources, and trade. These clashes, collectively referred to as the American Indian Wars, involved various Indigenous tribes, as well as the English, French, Spanish, and U.S. Army.
1 day ago · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights.
- The American Civil War was the culmination of the struggle between the advocates and opponents of slavery that dated from the founding of the Unite...
- The Union won the American Civil War. The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Unio...
- It is estimated that from 752,000 to 851,000 soldiers died during the American Civil War. This figure represents approximately 2 percent of the Ame...
- Important people during the American Civil War included Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, whose election prompted the seces...
- The modern usage of Confederate symbols, especially the Confederate Battle Flag and statues of Confederate leaders, is considered controversial bec...
1 day ago · Major conflicts involving the U.S. military include the American Indian Wars, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the American Civil War, the Banana Wars, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Iraq War.
Sep 17, 2024 · Vietnam War, (1954–75), a protracted conflict that pitted the communist government of North Vietnam and its allies in South Vietnam, known as the Viet Cong, against the government of South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States.
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- The United States had provided funding, armaments, and training to South Vietnam’s government and military since Vietnam’s partition into the commu...
- By nearly every metric, the Vietnam War was, in the common sense of the word, a war. The United States committed some 550,000 troops to the Vietnam...
- The question of who won the Vietnam War has been a subject of debate, and the answer depends on the definition of victory. Those who argue that the...
- In 1995 Vietnam released its official estimate of the number of people killed during the Vietnam War: as many as 2,000,000 civilians on both sides...
Sep 16, 2024 · The American Revolution (1775–83) was an insurrection carried out by 13 of Great Britain’s North American colonies, which won political independence and went on to form the United States of America.
2 days ago · During the war, the U.S. mobilized over 4.7 million military personnel and suffered the loss of over 116,000 soldiers. [1] The war saw a dramatic expansion of the United States government in an attempt to harness the war effort and a significant increase in the size of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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1 day ago · America faces biggest war threat in 80 years and isn’t ready for it. Two US Air Force F-35 Lightning II aircraft make history by landing on a highway strip during an exercise in Finland.
