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This is a list of conflicts in the United States.Conflicts are arranged chronologically from the late modern period to contemporary history.This list includes (but is not limited to) the following: Indian wars, skirmishes, wars of independence, liberation wars, colonial wars, undeclared wars, proxy wars, territorial disputes, and world wars.
The United States was first referred to as a superpower in 1944; In July 1945, the United States conducted the first nuclear test, and one month later became the first and only country to use nuclear weapons in war; Collapse of Nazi Germany; Fall of Japanese Empire and Italian Empire; End of Fascism in Europe and Japanese militarism in Asia ...
2003–2011: War in Iraq: Operation Iraqi Freedom, March 20, 2003, The United States leads a coalition that includes the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland to invade Iraq with the stated goal being "to disarm Iraq in pursuit of peace, stability, and security both in the Gulf region and in the United States."
War in the context of this list is broadly construed to be a direct armed conflict between organized U.S. military forces and organized forces of (a) belligerent(s). (Note: Ongoing wars are indicated in bold and with red bars.)
Mexican–American War United States: Mexico: 1846 1848 Wanganui Campaign Part of the New Zealand Wars British Empire. British Settlers Māori Kupapa. Māori Iwis 1847 1847 Sonderbund War Swiss Confederation: Sonderbund 1847 1850 Sierra Gorda Rebellion: Mexico: Tax Resisters 1847 1855 Cayuse War United States: Cayuse: 1847 1933 Caste War of ...
Battles of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) involving the United States (1 C, 55 P) Battles and operations of the African Slave Trade Patrol (3 P) Battles of the American Civil War (12 C, 10 P)
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union [e] ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
The United States of America is a federal republic [1] consisting of 50 states, a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States), five major territories, and various minor islands. [2] [3] Both the states and the United States as a whole are each sovereign jurisdictions. [4]