Domestic+and+International+Conflicts


 * 1775-1783, American Revolution- The first step America took to assert it's independence from England.
 * The War of 1812- The war caused sectionalism in America, NE wanted to secede the Union.
 * Berlin Wall
 * Cold War - tension mainly held between the United States and the USSR. It was over a conflict of interests - communism versus capitalism, democracy versus dictatorship.
 * Abolition - Domestic issue, many Americans felt that abolition of slavery was a necessity
 * Seminole Wars - Followed the War of 1812, three conflicts in FL dealing with the Seminole Native Americans. 1st: in reaction to Jackson's attack on the Negro Fort. Second: result of resistance to relocation. Third: out of hatred for army stationed in FL pressuring them to leave.
 * Radical v. Conservatives - This conflict came up as a theme in many parts of history - progressive era, women's rights, Red Scare, etc.
 * Nuclear Warfare - A tactic first used in WWII in Japan. The atomic bomb's creation was kept under wraps for years, and Truman's motive to use it was never fully established - some say to save American lives, some say to stop the USSR from joining the war.
 * Reconstruction/Reform - After the civil war republicans took over the South, fighting for what //they// thought could restore the country.
 * Hetch-Hetchy - Durin Roosevelt's presidency; a water reserve was going to be built in a national park, it was found that the profits were going towards the personal profits of someone in FDR's cabinet, it caused a controversy --> conservationalists v. non - conservationalists.
 * Prohibition - The fight to eliminate the production and consumption of alcohol, a battle won, then lost. 18th Amendment, 21st Amendment
 * Mexican-American War - war over the annexation of Texas & lands to the west. Caused century long tensions between Mexico & the US when the land was "ceded" - carried over to WWI
 * Spanish-American War - 1898. After Cuba declared its independence from Spain, a war broke out there, in order to get the US involved. Cuban rebels destroyed their sugar crops, and the US went there
 * Barbary War - 1801 -1805 - Took place on the African Barbary coast (Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, Tripoli), The US tried to pay off pirates from capturing and destroying US vessels. The ransom money took up 20% of the country's revenue in 1800. Thomas Jefferson had just come into the presidency, there were rules passed allowing him to make this call, but Tripoli declared war, not going through the proper steps.
 * French & Indian war - 1754-1763, England and France were competing for land in Canada. The Iroquis Nation joined the fight on the British side because it was there land to begin with. The war lasted an extremely long time and damages from it were present everywhere - relationship with France, the native Americans, and especially the colonies. After the war, taxes were introduced to the colonies - starting their long battle towards independence.
 * Civil Rights - Civil Rights movement was a long and difficult battle for activists in the United States, the topic ranged from women's to African American's. Animosity towards activist groups grew continually in the US, and is still present today.
 * Truman-MacArthur - 1951 during the Korean war, President Truman relieved Mac Arthur of his duties. MacArthur felt that they should attack China directly because they were involved in the Korean conflict anyways, but Truman disagreed with his plans.
 * Red Scare - Fear was raised in the United States about communism. The Red Scare's height was in the 1950s when the Cold War had begun and Senator Joseph McCarthy was causing a stir in America.
 * Feminism - Women fight to get out of their domestic sphere and be seen as equals, many were not ready to integrate society with gender equals. Radical feminists caused quite a stir with their tactics.
 * Watergate - President Nixon was the advisor of a break-in at Watergate, the Democratic National Headquarters. He abused his sense of power and lied to the American people about it. He was put on trial, resigned, and then given a full pardon by President Ford.
 * Missouri Compromise - A cause of the Civil War, the compromise made in 1820 eliminated slavery from the LA purchase land above the 36'30 line. This was only a temporary solution because ME and Mo were allowed into statehood at the same time, but this would not always be the case when adding states.
 * Kansas - Nebraska Act - An act passed in 1854, it repealed the MO Compromise of 1820, This also was the first institution of sovereignty in America, it added Kansas and Nebraska as states, but they could choose what they wanted to do --> led to conflict/practically a voting fraud war.
 * WWI - The US was forced into WWI by pressure from the allies and non allies: Zimmerman Telegram, Luistana, trade allies, etc. A relatively easy and quick war for the US because Wilson had declared neutrality before the US joined the war.
 * WWII - Another war America was sort of coerced into. The final pushing point was japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. WWII was all about the stop of communism and dictatorship
 * Vietnam War - The Vietnam war was one passed on from president to president in the 1950s to 70s. It started when the communist Ho Chi Minh took over North Vietnam, the US was indirectly involved at first by supporting France & then was forced to join directly. Reductions took place when Nixon took over the war with his Vietnamization plan.
 * Filipino War - The Philippines were ceded to the US in 1898 during the Spanish- American War. Aguinaldo led the revolution in the Philippines against American power. In 1901, Aguinaldo is captured - the key to US victory. Howard Taft is made the first U.S. civilian governor of the Philippines. Americans got news of the war through newspapers, which depicted it brutally.
 * War of 1812 - Trade tensions with England and the US - they threatened the US to stop trade with France. The Treaty of Ghent included the provisions of: Land near ME & Great Lakes to the US, Britian captured Canadian land was kept, England promised to return freed slaves, but paid compensation instead, and proposed an "Indian Buffer Zone."
 * Korean war - 1950s - North Korea invaded South Korea without any warning, the ignored requests from the UN to return to it's borders. The US invaded the country in orders to help out South Korea, after a long and difficult battle, the war was at a standstill for years. In 1953, they came to a decision to remove troops from around the 38th parallel.
 * American Revolution - revolution in the US, where the colonies fought back against England for their independence. England had taken advantage of the colonies, taxing them unrepresented and other abuses.
 * Brooks & Sumner - An antebellum attack in the senate. In 1856, senator Charles Sumner was assaulted by senator Preston Brooks. The topic of issue was Sumner's two day long speech, //The Crime Against Kansas//, Sumner was an ardent abolitionist but Brooks was not.
 * Civil War - main causes: land expansion (MO Comp, Comp. of 1850, K-N Act, Gadsden Purchase, Mexican Cession), Polk's election, popular sov., and southern secession. The main argument was over slavery/abolition, the country tore into two, but then came back together when the South surrendered.