 | Term | Definition |
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French-Indian War |
1754-1763 |
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French-Indian War |
fought between British and French/Indians over land claims |
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French-Indian War |
proclamation line of 1763 divided the French and British sections by the Appalachian Mts |
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American Revolution |
1775-1783 |
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American Revolution |
began over lack of fair representation in England |
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American Revolution |
war for independence from England |
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American Revolution |
Declaration of Independence signed |
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French Revolution |
1789-1799 |
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French Revolution |
French peasants (bourgeois) fought against the rich |
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Mexican-American War |
1846-1848 |
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Mexican-American War |
fought over the rights to the Southwest (TX, NM, AZ, CA) |
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Mexican-American War |
greatly expanded the size of the U.S. |
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Civil War |
1861-1865 |
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Civil War |
Lincoln was elected and the southern states seceded |
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Civil War |
fought over economics and slavery |
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Civil War |
Bull Run was the turning point from rebellion to war |
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Civil War |
the North won when Lee surrendered at Appomattox |
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Spanish-American War |
1898 |
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Spanish-American War |
10-week conflict with Spain |
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Spanish-American War |
Spain eventually lost control of Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Philippines |
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World War I |
1914-1919 |
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World War I |
started by assassination of Austrian Prince Ferdinand |
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World War I |
rival countries in Europe were militarized and went to war |
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World War I |
Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary) versus Allied Powers (Gt. Britain, France, Russia) |
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World War I |
U.S. tried to remain neutral until Germans sank the Lusitania |
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World War I |
U.S. joined the Allied Powers on April 6, 1917 |
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World War I |
ended with Treaty of Versailles |
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World War II |
1939-1945 |
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World War II |
Axis Powers (Germany & Italy) versus Allies (Britain, France, USSR) |
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World War II |
Axis powers wanted to gain control of European continent |
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World War II |
U.S. entered after bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan |
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World War II |
U.S. troops stormed beaches of Normandy, France on side of Allies |
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World War II |
U.S. and USSR helped liberate Western Europe from Nazi occupation |
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World War II |
U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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World War II |
Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945 |
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Korean War |
1950-1953 |
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Korean War |
northern communist Korea invaded southern, U.S.-backed southern Korea |
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Korean War |
U.S. helped South Korea while USSR and China helped North Korea |
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Korean War |
ended in a stalemate and the two Koreas remained separate |
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Vietnam War |
1959-1975 |
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Vietnam War |
troops committed over fear that Chinese communism would spread |
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Vietnam War |
U.S. pulled out without victory |
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