USAUSA

WARWAR

The American RevolutionThe American Revolution

1775-17831775-1783 Around 25,000 Around 25,000

American soldiers American soldiers killed or died of killed or died of diseasedisease

25,000 wounded 25,000 wounded USA IndependentUSA Independent

American Civil WarAmerican Civil War

1861-18651861-1865 620,000 soldier killed620,000 soldier killed An undetermined An undetermined

number of civilian number of civilian casualties casualties

Ended slaveryEnded slavery

WWIWWI

1914-19181914-1918 57,476 Casualties57,476 Casualties

WWIIWWII

1940-19451940-1945 1941 – Pearl Harbor1941 – Pearl Harbor Casualties: 300 000 Casualties: 300 000

soldierssoldiers Ca 6000 civiliansCa 6000 civilians Start of the cold warStart of the cold war

The Korean WarThe Korean War

1950-19531950-1953 the first shooting the first shooting

conflict of the Cold conflict of the Cold WarWar

54000 casualties54000 casualties ContainmentContainment of of

Communism Communism

The Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War

1963–19751963–1975 58,217 casualties58,217 casualties

Desert StormDesert Storm

1990-19911990-1991 293 killed in action,293 killed in action,

467 wounded in 467 wounded in action. action.

100,000 Iraqi 100,000 Iraqi soldiers killedsoldiers killed

35 000 civilians35 000 civilians

Operation Enduring FreedomOperation Enduring Freedom

2001 – 2001 – Global War on Global War on

TerrorismTerrorism 467 killed, 1,636 467 killed, 1,636

woundedwounded 12 000 Afghan 12 000 Afghan

soldiers killed soldiers killed

Iraqi FreedomIraqi Freedom

2003 – 2003 – 3,927 US soldiers 3,927 US soldiers

killedkilled