Conflict
War of expansion that led the US to defeat the Spanish and to gain lands such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and multiple other islands.
Spanish-American War
American general in WWII and the Korean War. He was eventually fired by President Truman.
Douglas McArthur
War fought to take control of the Philippines after the Spanish-American War
Filipino-American War
This regiment of all-black soldiers fought in the Spanish-American War.
Buffalo Soldiers
PTSD in WWI; was neural damage that inflicted some soldiers during the war
Shell Shock
Relentless fire bombing of a German city that led to many thousands of deaths.
Firebombing of Dresden
The name given the day when the US and Allies invaded the European mainland.
D-Day
The firing on US ships in this gulf led to the US expanding its military in Vietnam
The Gulf of Tonkin
Name given the US soldiers in WWI because of clay-like substance they used to clean their belts.
Doughboys
Father of the US Navy; he was an important early figure to build the US navy
Name for the North Vietnamese communist soldiers
Vietcong
Site in Hawaii where the Japanese did a sneak attack and killed over 2,000 Americans. Led to the US entering WWII.
Pearl Harbor
This ship was blown up and blamed on the Spanish. It led the US to attack the Spanish.
USS Maine
Name given the people who broke the Japanese and German codes during WWII.
Code-crackers
one of the US’s greatest generals; fought in WWII; relentless in attack
General George Patton
War fought against terrorists in Afghanistan in the early 2000’s
Afghan War
The Red Ball Express
The name given the late 1930's when nothing much was happening in Europe despite the threat of war.
The Phony War
Name of the fast jet fighter plane that the US developed in WWII.
Mustang
was dropped by the US on the jungles of Vietnam to kill the foliage
Agent Orange
The destruction and torture of the buildings and people in part of China by the Japanese.
The Rape of Nanking
This treaty ended WWI and set up the conditions that led to WWII.
The Treaty of Versailles
US flying of supplies to the people of West Berlin after they were blockaded by the USSR
Berlin Airlift
Name given the US loaning and leasing of money to the Europeans to rebuild after WWII
The Marshall Plan
favoring people from one’s own country; biased against foreigners
Jingosim