![]() In November of 1918, the war ended, leading to the fall of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires and the formation of smaller, independent countries in Europe and the Middle East. The nation’s then-small army was boosted to 2.8 million men with the compulsory enlistment introduced under the Selective Service Act. ![]() Though initially adhering to a policy of non-intervention, the United States eventually joined the war, drawn in by continued submarine warfare by the Germans. With the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, World War I began. The brutal war raged on for four long years, ending with the reunification of the North and the South and the nationwide abolition of slavery. The American Civil War started with the attack on Fort Sumter by Confederate troops. The conflict that would define the United States. In 1795, the British withdrew their forces and the Treaty of Greenville led to the American occupation of the area, which includes much of present-day Ohio. Northwest Indian Warįought over the control of Northwest Territory, this 10-year war pitted the United States against several Indian tribes backed by the British military. ![]() The American Revolutionįought between the American colonies and the British, the American Revolution ended with the withdrawal of the British, independence of the thirteen colonies, and the end of the First British Empire. Here's a brief chronicling of the wars the United States was involved in, dating back before the states were even united. ![]() The attack on Pearl Harbor marked the beginning of America’s involvement in the Second World War, and while it was one of the most devastating periods of time for the United States and much of the world, the US has been involved in many conflicts aside from this tragic episode. Each war has brought its own hardships and roadblocks and tested the might of the American military. From the American Revolution to the modern war on terror, the United States has seen its fair share of conflict. ![]()
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