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United States Militarism

Oceania has always been at war with East Asia and anyone who does not know this is contrary to the orthodox view and is subject to enforcement authority by the thought police, as a thought criminal. -- "1984" by George Orwell Are we a peaceful nation? Most Americans believe we only go to war when it is absolutely necessary. But is that really true? Let’s review our history of military conflicts: 1775–1783 – Revolutionary War 1776–1777 – Second Cherokee War 1776–1794 – Chickamauga Wars 1785–1795 – Northwest Indian War 1786–1787 – Shays' Rebellion 1791–1794 – Whiskey Rebellion 1812–1814 – War of 1812 1846–1848 – Mexican American War 1860–1890 – Indian Wars 1893 – Overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom 1897–1898 – Spanish American War 1899–1902 – Philippine–American War 1917–1918 – World War I 1941–1945 – World War II 1951–1952 – Korean War 1945–1992 – Cold War 1962–1973 – Vietnam War 1983 – Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada) 1989 – Operation ...
 

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