U.S.A. IN WARS : U.S.A. IN WARS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA : UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EE.UU is located in North America between Canada and Mexico. There are 50 states.
The Political System is a federal constitutional republic with a President elected on a no-direct way.
The currency is the United Sates dollar.
The majority of Americans identify themselves as Christians (76%) while non-Christian religions (including Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and others) collectively make up about 4% of the adult population. Another 15% of the adult population identified as having no religious affiliation.
Spanish–American War1898 : Spanish–American War1898 02/15/1898 the mysterious sinking of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor Cuba became independent from Spain.
USA got authority over Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines (obtained his independence on 1956).
PANCHO VILLA : PANCHO VILLA On 03/09/1916 Villa attacked the City of Columbus (USA) to recover some money stole by a jude. In response, the USA goverment sent troops headed by general Pershing.
Pancho Villa was never found.
WORLD WAR I1914-1918 : WORLD WAR I1914-1918 After having a neutral behavior, USA got into WWI when a german submarine sank the english battleship Lusitania (05/14/1915) 1198 people died including 128 USA soldiers.
Some people say it was a conspiracy to involve USA on WWI
At the end of the conflict 116.516 american citizens died.
WORLD WAR II1937-1945 : WORLD WAR II1937-1945 Once again, USA was neutral during the early years of WWII, but after the attacks by Japan of Pearl Harbor (12/07/1941) USA got into WWII
Some analysts say USA knew about the attack of Japan.
292.131 USA soldiers died in combat, this was the first time nuclear weapons were used.
KOREAN WAR1950-1953 : KOREAN WAR1950-1953 North Korean forces invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950.
USA came to the aid of the South Koreans in repelling the invasion
During the war, both North and South Korea were sponsored by external powers.
It was the first significant armed conflict of the Cold War.
USA lost 33.629 soldiers
VIETNAN WAR1961-1975 : VIETNAN WAR1961-1975 The United States entered the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam.
USA was defeated. This war is considered the saddest fact in the history of the country
58.166 USA soldiers died
Persian Gulf WarDesert Storm War : Persian Gulf WarDesert Storm War The invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi troops was the reason for U.S. President George H. W. Bush deployed American forces to Saudi Arabia and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene.
The initial conflict began on 17 January 1991.
The USSR had disappeared.
End of the Cold War.
USA became “Cops of the World”.
The War on TerrorOctober/2001 : The War on TerrorOctober/2001 The campaign was launched in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks under the Presidency of George W. Bush and had the stated objective of eliminating international terrorism finding Osama Bin Laden and others Al Qaeda leaders and to defeat Taliban regime.
Second Gulf WarMarch/2003 : Second Gulf WarMarch/2003 The governments of the United States and the United Kingdom claimed that Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction.
The invasion of Iraq led to an occupation and the eventual capture of President Hussein, who was later tried in an Iraqi court of law and executed by the new Iraqi goverment.
Slide 12 : Only in both World War, Korean, Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars there is an estimate of 500000 soldiers died.