U.S. History Final Review- Major Wars

Terms in this set (7)

Spanish- American War
- Four months- Caribbean to Philippine Islands
- "Rough Riders" was set up (volunteer work)
- War between Spain and US after explosion in Cuba
World War I
M- militarism
A- alliance
I- imperialism
N- nationalism

(1914 - 1918) European World War, Allies v. Central Powers
World War II
The U.S. was forced into the war, while in the beginning they were neutral


Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general in what war ?
Korean War
A war between North and South Korea; N. Korea was communist, S. Korea was democrat
Vietnam War
War between North and South Vietnam in order to prevent South Vietnam from becoming communist
Persian Gulf War
War in 1991 when the US came to Kuwait's rescue after Iraq invaded in 1990
Iraq War/ Afghanistan War
Invasion of Iraq by the United Stated under George Bush because they fear Iraq had WMDs - 2003
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