Domestic+and+International+Conflicts


 * 1775 American Revolution: A war between the colonies and Britain to gain its independence
 * 1786-1787 Shay's Rebellion: many revolutionary veterans followed Daniel Shays taht included paper money, tax relief,
 * 1989 Spanish-American War: It began when Cuba rebels like Marti got the U.S. involved by destroying the sugarcane industry. The U.S. sent ships like the U.S.S. Maine to Cuba to protect its U.S. merchants and products where it was attacked by the Spanish and that was when the U.S. was officially involved in the war. At first the United States was fighting to protect Cuba and help it gain its independence but then the purpose of war was to take away all the colonies Spain had control of.
 * 1898-1901 Boxer's Rebellion: In China the boxers, a secret martial arts society, formed a rebellion against the foreigners in China at the British embassy in Peking (Beijing), China.
 * 1914-1918 World War 1: one of the bloodiest wars between allied forces (U.S., Britain, France, Italy, Japan) and the Central/Axis Powers (Germany, Turkey, Bulgaria) where the future of certain countries were determined for example whether or not they would become communist or not; at first the U.S. did not want to get involved and had declared neutrality but its foreign diplomacy soon changed
 * 1939-1945 World War 2: at the end of world war 1 U.S. was one of the strongest powers in the world and Germany was unhappy with the Treaty of Versailles therefore it led to more problems that eventually turned into another war; the U.S. did not get involved until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor leading up to the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 * 1950-1953 Korean War: As a result of the formation of the United Nations, Truman sent over troops to help South Korea when Northern Koreans invaded South Korea
 * Mexican American War: a conflict that developed between the U.S. and Mexico over the annexation of Texas when Mexico believed that the land within Texas' borders had become part of their territory during the Texas Revolution
 * Democrat vs. Republican: two main political parties where the Democrats are more liberal and Republicans are more conservative; holding different positions on arguments create conflict and constant competition between the two groups who try to win majority in Congress
 * Cold War : the cold war was between the United States and the Soviet Union as they tried to fight off the threat of the spread of communism
 * Prohibition: the movement to make the selling of alcohol illegal in order to decrease the drinking rate
 * Spread of Slavery: slavery was a min industry in the South that was also very controversial because it was the basis of the Southern economy which also was a main fuel for the Northern industries however morally many believed it was wrong
 * Boston Tea Party: colonists rebelled against the King by throwing tea into the harbor after disguising as Native Americans as a sign of rebellion against the orders of the king and the imposed taxes
 * Missouri Compromise: the addition of Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state therefore leaving the balance between slave and free states
 * Women's Rights
 * Hetch Hetchy
 * Philippino War
 * Internationalism/Imperialism
 * Berlin Wall
 * Abolitionism
 * Uncle Tom's Cabin
 * Atomic Bomb
 * Civil Rights
 * Seminole War
 * 39th Parallel
 * monopolies
 * Nicaragua
 * Brooks and Sumner
 * Red Scare