US International Conflicts

SWBAT identify the major international conflicts the US has been involved in

George Washington’s Farewell Address

Foreign Conflicts in the 1800’s

World War I: Outbreak of War 1914

Isolationism: staying out of foreign affairs

Neutrality: not choosing sides in a conflict

World War I - 1914 – 1918 US Involvement - 1917 - 1918

World War II – 1939 - 1945

Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941 U.S. Enters War w/ Allies

1945 – Germany & Japan Defeated

The Cold War: U.S. v. the Soviet Union

The Cold War: U.S. v. the Soviet Union

China: Communist Revolution - 1949

Korean “Conflict”

Containment: Stop the spread of communism

Cuban Revolution: 1959

Bay of Pigs: Failed CIA Trained Invasion - 1961

Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962

Vietnam War: Communist North invades South Vietnam - 1964

Golf of Tonkin Resolution: 1964

Vietnam War

Vietnam: Protests & End of War

Iran Hostage Crisis: 1979

First Gulf War: Iraq - 1991 Operation Desert Storm

9/11: Terrorist Attacks

War on Terror: Afghanistan 2001 - Present

War on Terror: Iraq War II 2001 - 2010

When a country refuses to choose sides in a conflict they are? Neutral

When a country takes over other countries it is called? Imperialism

When the United States wanted to stay out of world conflicts we called it? Isolationism

What branch of the US government “declares war”? Congress

What was the showdown between the U.S. and the Soviet Union called? The Cold War

What “wars” did the US fight without declaring war? Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq II

This event was when CIA trained exiles invaded Cuba? The Bay of Pigs

When Russia placed nuclear weapons 90 miles from the US? Cuban Missile Crisis

This unpopular war led to Congress passing the War Power Resolution Act? Vietnam

This tragic attack led to the “War on Terror”? 9/11