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America at War

Explore America's wars with foreign powers and armed groups: why they began, how they unfolded, and what they changed at home and abroad.

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Why America Entered World War I in 1917

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Why Did the United States Invade Iraq in 2003?

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Why Did the Korean War Begin?

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The Korean War and America's Cold War Strategy

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What Finally Brought America Into World War II?

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D-Day: The Invasion That Changed World War II

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Lyndon Johnson and America's Escalation in Vietnam

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How America's Arsenal of Democracy Helped Win World War II

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The Battle of Midway: How America Turned the Pacific War

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Operation Desert Storm: Why the United States Went to War With Iraq in 1991

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Why Did the United States Enter the Vietnam War?

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The Zimmermann Telegram: The Message That Helped Push America Into World War I

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Why Did Japan Attack Pearl Harbor?

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and America's Road Into World War II

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The Lend-Lease Program: How America Armed the Allies Before Entering World War II

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the Escalation of Vietnam

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Lexington and Concord: How the Fighting Began

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Washington Crosses the Delaware: A Risky Christmas Offensive

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Valley Forge: How an Army Survived the Winter

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Saratoga: The Victory That Helped Bring France into the War

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Yorktown: How a British Army Became Trapped

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Benedict Arnold: How a Patriot Became a Traitor

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The Culper Spy Ring: Washington’s Secret Intelligence Network

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Women Who Kept the American Revolution Running

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Black Soldiers and the Fight for American Independence

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When British Troops Burned Washington in 1814

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The Mexican-American War and the Redrawing of the Map

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The Harlem Hellfighters and the Fight for Recognition

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