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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 1898 | - 1898—1902: Spanish American War
Spanish American War
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| 2 | 1914 | - 1914—1918: World War I
World War I
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| 3 | 1939 | - 1939—1945: World War II
World War II
The war really didn't actually start for the Americans until 1941 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
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| 4 | 1950 | - 1950—1955: Korean War
Korean War
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| 5 | 1961 | - 1961—1975: Vietnam War
Vietnam War
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| 6 | 1989 | - 1989—1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall
Fall of the Berlin Wall
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| 7 | 1990 | - 1990—1991: Gulf War
The Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 1990 – 17 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 1991 – 28 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.
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