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Throughout its history, the United States has engaged in numerous military conflicts. The country has officially declared war on foreign nations on five occasions. Additionally, the United States Congress and the United Nations Security Council have authorized and funded various military engagements.
The United States has been involved in 120 military conflicts. [original research?] These include major conflicts like the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the American Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Gulf War.
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.)
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.
Ñancahuazú Guerrilla War Bolivia United States: National Liberation Army of Bolivia: 1967 1968 1967 Kurdish revolt in Iran. Part of the Kurdish separatism in Iran. Iran: Kurdish tribesmen 1967 1975 Araguaia Guerrilla War: Brazilian military government: Communist Party of Brazil: 1967 1975 Cambodian Civil War. Part of the Vietnam War
The most familiar of these in the present day are probably the Cold War, which included the Korean War (1950–1953), the Vietnam War (1955–1975), and the Persian Gulf War (1990–1991); and the War on terror, which included the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and the Iraq War (2003–2011). These groupings provide useful context for the ...
The military history of the United States spans over two centuries, the entire history of the United States. During those centuries, the United States evolved from a newly formed nation which fought for its independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain (1775–1783) to world superpower status in the aftermath of World War II to the present. [1]
Pathet Lao (since 1949) Khmer Issarak. United Issarak Front (since 1950) Supported by: China Soviet Union East Germany (since 1950) France French Indochina. Kingdom of Cambodia (since 1946) Kingdom of Laos (since 1947) State of Vietnam (since 1949) Supported by: United States Republic of China (until 1949) Victory. 1954 Geneva Conference.