Post Civil War Click the Stars to Begin. The first war America was involved with after the Civil war was the Spanish American War of 1898 It was between.

Post Civil War

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• The first war America was involved with after the Civil war was the Spanish American War of 1898

• It was between the U.S. and Spain over the independence of Cuba

• It lasted 4 months and the U.S. won giving Cuba its freedom

• Also the most deadliest war America has been involved with

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Spanish-American War

Introduction

• The subject of this presentation is history

• The lesson and quiz that follows this intro are aimed towards grade levels 9-12

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World War I

• Between Allied powers-France, England, Russia and The U.S

• Triple Alliance- Powers Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary

• Started by the assissnation of Arch Duke of Austria-Hungary in 1914 and with alliances other countries joined there respective sides

• United States joins allied powers in 1917 after being a neutral country

• Ended in 1918 with allied powers winning

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Intro Cont.• The objective of this presentation is to help

and teach students what wars America was involved in after the Civil War

• It will also help them know who was involved in each war and what side America took

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World War II• Was between the Axis Powers of

Germany, Italy and Japan • And Allied Powers of France, England,

Russia and U.S.• The war started in 1939 • U.S. entered war after the Bombing of

Pearl Harbor by Japan• War ended in 1945 with Allied Powers

winning

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Korean War• Was between United States

(as part of the United Nations) and South Korea

• And North Korea and Communist China

• War Started in 1950

• U.S. joined war when north Korea attacked south Korea and Truman sent troops over to protect South Korea

• War ended in 1953 with U.S. and S. Korea prevailing

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Vietnam War • Was between U.S. and South

Vietnam

• And North Vietnam

• The war started in 1960

• The U.S. joined the war because of the fear that Communism would spread farther in the world

• The War ended in 1975 with America and S. Vietnam winning

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Invasion of Iraq • Was between U.S. and Coalition Forces

• And Iraq

• The war started in 2003

• U.S. declared war to disarm Iraq and stop terrorism, help the Iraqi people from oppression and get oil that is key to the world

• The war still continues today with America killing Saddam Hussein and placing democracy and a well-trained military in Iraq

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• What year did WWI start

Question 1

1914 1913 1917

Persian Gulf War• Was between U.S. and Coalition Forces (Britain, Egypt,

France, and Saudi Arabia.)

• And Iraq

• Started in 1990 after iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait because iraq said they were stealing oil

• U.S. entered war to stop irq and help Kuwait

• The War ended in 1991 with U.S. and the C.F. winning

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Bay of Pigs Invasion

• Was between U.S.

• And Cuba• Was in April 1961

• The U.S. devised plan to invade Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro and Cuban Government

• A bunch of mistakes were made by changing the plan and not telling everyone

• The invasion failed with American soldiers dying

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Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Between NATO (U.S. being apart of NATO)

• And Bosnian Serb Army

• It occurred between August 30th and September 20th 1995, involving 400 aircraft and 5000 personnel from 15 nations.

• The Bombing occur because the Bosnian Serb Army said that they were going to bomb and invade UN safe areas in Bosnia

• The bombing was a success, hitting there Bosnian Serb targets and a peace treaty occur soon after

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Question 2• Who where the Axis Powers in

WWII?

Germany, France, Italy Germany, China, Japan Germany, Japan, Italy

Question 3

• What country did the U.S. invade during the Bay of Pigs?

Dominican Republic Haiti Cuba

Question 5• What country did the United States team

up with in the Vietnam War?

North Vietnam ChinaSouth Vietnam

Question 4• What years did the Korean war begin and

end?

1954-571960-19621950-53

Question 6• What War was the most deadliest war in

American History?

WWI Spanish-American War Vietnam War

Works Cited

• American History Timeline:U.S. Involvement in Wars

• Korean war picture-www.archives.gov/.../summer/korean-myths-1.html

• Vietnam picture- www.archives.gov/.../summer/korean-myths-1.html

• WWI picture-www.anzacday.org.au/.../ww1/overview/west.html

• War in Iraq picture- www.lbjjournal.com/ Back to title page

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