1. Bellwork- 8/13
With a partner, answer the following question (be prepared to share with the class)
How has the nature of war changed during the modern era?

2. Intro into U.S. Conflict

3. Nature of the U.S. Military
The U.S.’s history in conflict was largely based upon non-interventionism
A foreign policy that holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations but still retain diplomacy and avoid all wars unless related to direct self-defense.
Different than isolationism- complete detachment from global affairs

4. What factors may have contributed to its non-interventionist policies?

5. Nature of the U.S. Military
The U.S.’s history in conflict was largely based upon non-interventionism
Policy changed during the Cold War and War on Terror
What factors may have contributed to this change?
A foreign policy that holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations but still retain diplomacy and avoid all wars unless related to direct self-defense.

6. Changing nature of US Military History
For most of U.S. history the role of the military was in a subordinate position
Relatively weak neighbors to the north and south
Large oceans on eastern/western borders to isolate it from most of the developed world
US security was defined by internal struggles (boundaries and frontiers)
U.S. began the early 20th century very secure

7. Importance of U.S. Military History Today
Our early foundations of isolationism are no longer relevant to the modern globalized world of interconnectedness
An essential element of national security is the study of war in theory and practice

8. Types of Warfare

9. Types of War Wars between two or more countries
This can occur with the involvement of a foreign power in a civil war
May include other forms:
Guerrilla
Civil

10. Types of War
Civil War
Conflicts fought between two factions or regions of the same country.
Incumbent (pro-gov) vs. insurgent (anti-gov)
Difference between civil war and revolution?

11. Types of War
Proxy Wars
A conflict instigated by opposing powers who do not fight each other directly
Most prominent during the Cold War

12. Types of War Guerrilla War Spanish for “little war”
Unconventional warfare
Key feature of 20th century
Small groups of fighters – ambush; small unit raids

13. Other Types of War
Air Warfare
Naval Warfare
Trench Warfare

14. Total War
A country uses all its human, economic and military resources to fight the war.

15. Total War- Characteristics
Conscription (draft)
Uses civilians in the war effort
Uses all weapons available and developing new ones
Increased government influence
Targets civilians as well as combatants

16. Limited War Limiting or constraining the way in which war is conducted
Types of targets
Degree of mobilization
Types of weapons used

17. Conflicts of the U.S. Military
Revolutionary War
War of
Second Seminole War
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Indian Wars
Spanish-American War
Philippines-American War
Boxer Rebellion

18. Conflicts of the U.S. Military
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Cold War – 1991
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Vietnam War
Invasion of Grenada
Invasion of Panama
Gulf War

19. Conflicts of the U.S. Military
Afghanistan War Present
Iraq War
Libyan Civil War
War on ISIS Present

20. Quick Review
Discuss the geography of the United States and how it has affected its conflicts.
Which conflict appears to the first major conflict against a foreign power (after the War of 1812)?
What factors have contributed to ending America’s isolation from outside wars?