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US International Conflicts
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SWBAT identify the major international conflicts the US has been involved in
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George Washington’s Farewell Address
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Foreign Conflicts in the 1800’s
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World War I: Outbreak of War 1914
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Isolationism: staying out of foreign affairs
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Neutrality: not choosing sides in a conflict
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World War I - 1914 – 1918 US Involvement - 1917 - 1918
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World War II –
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Pearl Harbor – December 7, 1941 U.S. Enters War w/ Allies
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1945 – Germany & Japan Defeated
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The Cold War: U.S. v. the Soviet Union
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The Cold War: U.S. v. the Soviet Union
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China: Communist Revolution - 1949
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Korean “Conflict”
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Containment: Stop the spread of communism
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Cuban Revolution: 1959
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Bay of Pigs: Failed CIA Trained Invasion - 1961
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Cuban Missile Crisis: 1962
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Vietnam War: Communist North invades South Vietnam - 1964
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Golf of Tonkin Resolution: 1964
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Vietnam War
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Vietnam: Protests & End of War
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Iran Hostage Crisis: 1979
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First Gulf War: Iraq - 1991 Operation Desert Storm
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9/11: Terrorist Attacks
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War on Terror: Afghanistan 2001 - Present
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War on Terror: Iraq War II 2001 - 2010
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When a country refuses to choose sides in a conflict they are?
Neutral
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When a country takes over other countries it is called?
Imperialism
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When the United States wanted to stay out of world conflicts we called it?
Isolationism
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What branch of the US government “declares war”?
Congress
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What was the showdown between the U.S. and the Soviet Union called?
The Cold War
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What “wars” did the US fight without declaring war?
Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq II
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This event was when CIA trained exiles invaded Cuba?
The Bay of Pigs
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When Russia placed nuclear weapons 90 miles from the US?
Cuban Missile Crisis
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This unpopular war led to Congress passing the War Power Resolution Act?
Vietnam
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This tragic attack led to the “War on Terror”?
9/11
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