Foreign Wars of the United States

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1. Begun by the annexation of Texas by the US, what was the war between the US and Mexico called? Texas Rodeo Mexican-American War Mexican-Texan War War over Texas

2. The Cuban War of Independence and the Philippine Revolution, along with other issues, sparked a war between the US and which country? Portugal Britain Germany Spain

3. Which war, fought on islands in the west Pacific Ocean, lasted from 1899 to 1902, and was caused by a fundamental disagreement between the US and revolutionaries? Philippine-American War Indonesian-American War Uncle Sam-Philippine War War over Manila

4. World War I had many causes, but which was the immediate trigger? Assassination of Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Death of Winston Churchill Assassination of Serbian Archduke Florimund Death of Franz Joseph I

5. Globally, World War II caused more deaths than any other war. True False

6. The Korean War began largely as a result of unresolved issues from World War II. Part of the reason was because two Allied countries decided to control Korea, split into two zones. Which two countries were these? Soviet Union and Britain Soviet Union and United States Soviet Union and China China and United States

7. Which war in south east Asia, stemming from the Indochina War and the Cold War, saw heavy United States involvement? Vietnam War Thai War Cambodian War Laos War

8. A war, begun in 2001 as Operation Enduring Freedom, was fought primarily in which country, in which the United States took part? Afghanistan Kyrgystan Turkmenistan Turkey

9. A country in the Middle East was invaded by America and various allies in March, 2003. Which country, allegedly possessing and developing weapons of mass destruction, was it? Iraq Israel Iran Yemen

10. The death of which leader led to the end of a revolution in Libya, a conflict in which the United States once again was a part of? King Idris Abdurrahim El-Keib Osama al-Juwaili Gaddafi