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RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY

WARS FOUGHT BY THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1900s. RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY. 1900s. World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War Question # 78. World War I. When? 1914-1918

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RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY

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  1. WARS FOUGHT BY THE UNITED STATES IN THE 1900s RECENT AMERICAN HISTORY

  2. 1900s • World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • (Persian) Gulf War Question # 78

  3. World War I • When? 1914-1918 • Where? Europe • Why? Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian Throne. • Who was President of U.S.A.? Woodrow Wilson Question #79

  4. World War I • The war that ends all wars. It killed a whole generation of young people. • Germany said they would sink any ships approaching Germany or Ireland of every kind, every flag and any destination, merciless and lack of compassion . • President Woodrow Wilson said “ it is a challenge for all mankind” “neutrality is no longer possible when the peace of the world is involved”

  5. World War II • When? 1939-1945 • Where? In Europe • Why? Japan attacked Pearl Harbor , Hawaii. • What? U.S. declare war to Japan, and next day Germany and Italy declare war to U.S. Question # 81 • Who was President? Franklin Roosevelt Question#80

  6. If the President dies; who becomes President? The Vice-president. • Roosevelt died in 1945 and Harry Truman took office . • Truman ordered to drop the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima and second in Nagasaki to force them to surrender and end war Eisenhower was a general in this war Question # 82

  7. Vietnam War • When? 1955-1975 • Where? Vietnam • Why? United States entered the war to prevent communist take over of South Vietnam(non communist) • Who was President? JFK, Lyndon Johnson, Nixon.

  8. What? War between the Communist forces of North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union and the non Communist forces of South Vietnam supported by the United States. • The longest in U.S. history. • The most unpopular war because there were not enough volunteers to fight and government instituted a draft. • The North won the war. (Richard Nixon)

  9. This is enough!! No more!!! We need to help S. Vietnam!

  10. Cold War • Who? United States VS Soviet Union • When? 1940-1990 • Why? • Capitalism or Communism? • Weapons development • Space race Cold War ended when Gorvachev and Regan got together in a diplomat way The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 Question # 83

  11. (Persian) Gulf War • When? 1990-1991 • Who was President? George H.W. Bush (Herbert Walker) • Who? Iraq VS Coalition Force of 34 nations, mostly United States and United Kingdom . • Why? To drive Iraq out of Kuwait and to protect Saudi Arabia, main supplier of oil.

  12. Human rights abuses under Saddam Hussein. • Biological, chemical and nuclear weapons (?)

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