Domestic+and+International+Conflicts

1775-1783 American Revolution: United States became its own nation, recognized by Britain.

1786 Shays's Rebellion: Led by Daniel Shays, mob of farmers attempted to seize arsenal in Springfield

1794 Whiskey Rebellion: Farmers in western Philadelphia refuse to pay whiskey tax and rebelled, terrorizing tax collectors

1797 XYZ Affair: French agents demanded loan for France and bribery when President Adams sent commissioners; led to undeclared war w/ France

1798-1800 Quasi War: United States was involved in undeclared war with France and allied with Britain but France agreed to treaty with United States in order to prevent the conflict from growing any further

1807 Chesapeake-Leopard Incident: British forced search for deserters of impressment and took four men; created American uproar for war against Britain.

1820s-1830s Nullification Crisis: South Carolina wanted to nullify tariff or else secede; tariff was changed but federal government still proved to be supreme over states

1830s Bank War: Jackson vetoed recharter of Bank and weakened it by withdrawing government deposits and putting them into pet banks; 1836 Jackson won but U.S. left with unstable banking system

1831 Turner Rebellion: Nat Turner led slave revolt in Virginia, created fear in southerners so they tightened restrictions.

1837 The Caroline Affair: NY Americans captured British McLeod and blamed for murder of American on //Caroline// steamship but later released in fear of war.

1840 Dorr Rebellion: Thomas L. Dorr led followers to create another government in Rhode Island because original legislature refused to expand voting requirements. Rebellion failed but Rhode Island constitution was changed.

1855 Pottawatomie Massacre: John Brown and followers murdered 5 pro-slavery settlers in Kansas, contributed to time period of violence called “Bleeding Kansas”

1859 John Brown's Raid: John Brown's violent antislavery attempt convinced Southerners that secession was going to be the best resolution to the slavery conflict

1861-1865 Civil War: Confederacy vs. Union; Resulted in slavery being abolished, citizenship and rights to people born in United States, and the prohibition of denying voting rights due to race/ethnicity. (13th-15th Amendment)

1861 Trent Affair: (During Civil War) Union arrested two Confederates on their way to England but released them because Union violated maritime law and didn't want to start war with England.

1877 National Strike: Violence broke out between workers and militiamen when workers all around the country went on strike when the railroad wages were cut.

1886 Haymarket Square: During a protest by laborers, a bomb was thrown, injuring 67 people; led to the assumption that all labor movement supporters were violent radicals

1898 The //Maine//: American battleship exploded and was falsely blamed on Spanish which intensified support to begin the Spanish-American War

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1898 Spanish-American War: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">War between Spain and U.S. where Americans tried to help Cuban natives gain independence from Spain; referred to as "a splendid little war" because only lasted 4 months with very few American casualties

1899 Boxer Rebellion: Chinese revolted against Europeans in China

1906 Hetch Hetchy Valley: Was suggested to be turned into reservoir for San Francisco but raised opposition from naturalists

1914 Ludlow Massacre: Miners went on strike with families in order to improve working conditions but was ended by state militia; 39 people died, 11 were children

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1914-1918 World War I: ("Great War") Began with Austro-Hungary invading Serbia; involved most of the powerful nations through alliances; U.S. entered in 1917

1915 Sinking of the //Lusitania//: Germans sank British ship, killing several Americans; increased hostility towards Germany and created more reasoning to join WWI

1919 Palmer Raids: Attempt to uncover hidden weapons/explosives in supposedly radical communist groups; led to the deportation of 500 non-citizens

1932 "Bonus Army": March of WWI veterans who wanted bonuses early but was rejected

1941 Pearl Harbor: Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii and led U.S. to enter WWII

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1939-1945 World War II: W ar b/w Axis Powers (led by Hitler and Mussolini) and Allies; began b/c Hitler violated Treaty of Versailles when he began to slowly expand Germany

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1947-1991 Cold War: Mostly nonmilitary war between Soviet Union and U.S. regarding communism

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1950-1953 Korean War: W ar between communism and pro-western forces; formed the 38th Parallel b/w N. Korea and S. Korea that still exists today

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">1969 Stonewall Riot: Gays attacked policemen after the policemen raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay nightclub