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* [[United_States_of_America/Catalogs/States_and_Territories|Catalog of U.S. States and territories]] - the complete list
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== Complete list of states and territories ==
* [[United_States_of_America/Catalogs/States_and_Territories|Catalog of U.S. States and territories]] - the complete list


== Government ==
== Government ==

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  • Stub January 6 U.S. Capitol riot: on Jan. 6, 2021, a violent mob incited by President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol hoping to prevent the U.S. Congress from certifying electoral votes from the Nov. 2020 presidential election (in which Joe Biden was lawfully elected as the next president). The attack is widely regarded as an insurrection. [e]

Major wars

  • Developing Article American Revolution: (1763-1789) war that resulted in the formation of the U.S., in which 13 North American colonies overthrew British rule. [e]
  • Developing Article War of 1812: (1812-1815) war between U.S. and Great Britain (during its Napoleonic Wars) over maritime rights, in which ~15,000 Americans and ~8600 British and Canadians lost their lives; the war was essentially a draw. [e]
  • Developing Article Mexican-American War: (1846-1848) War between Mexico and the U.S. resulting in the U.S. annexation of Texas, California and New Mexico, and a training ground for young military officers from West Point who would face each other during the American Civil War. An estimated 25,000 Mexican and 15,000 American soldiers died, more often from disease than battlefield injuries. [e]
  • Developing Article American Civil War: {1861-65) war by the U.S. to prevent 11 of its states (the Confederate States of America) from seceding; won by the U.S. after the death of 600,000 people and the abolishment of slavery. [e]
  • Stub World War I: (1914-1918) global war centered in Europe killing 7 million people, ending with an influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million (1918-1920) and possibly as many as 100 million people. [e]
  • Developing Article World War II: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). [e]
  • Developing Article Korean War: (1950-1953) war on the Korean peninsula in which about 3 million people died (mostly civilians), begun when North Korea, backed by China, attempted to overrun South Korea, which had been placed under the control of U.S.-led United Nations forces after the surrender of Japan at the end of WW II. [e]
  • Developing Article Vietnam War: (1955-1975) war that killed 3.8 million people, where North Vietnam fought U.S. forces and eventually took over South Vietnam, forming a single Communist country, Vietnam. [e]
  • Developing Article Iraq War: (2003-2011) Invasion and occupation of Iraq by a coalition of countries led by the U.S. to depose Saddam Hussein, who was accused of stockpiling weapons of mass destruction (which were never found). [e]
  • Afghanistan War (2001-): Add brief definition or description

Complete list of states and territories

Government

Founding documents and events

Executive Branch

Judicial Branch

Legislative Branch

  • Developing Article U.S. Congress: The legislature of the United States federal government, comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate. [e]

General

  • Stub Social Security in the USA: The largest federal social welfare program in the United States. [e]
  • Developed Article United States Maritime Commission: in existence from 1936-1950, an independent executive agency of the United States government, which promoted merchant ship operations [e]
    • Developing Article National Security Council: Both the senior foreign policy committee of principal officers of the executive branch of the United States of America, chaired by the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and, by extension, the professional staff reporting to the Assistant [e]
    • Stub United States cabinet: The most senior committee of the executive branch of the United States government. [e]
    • Stub General Accountability Office: This organization is the semi-independent internal auditing agency of the U.S. government. [e]
    • Stub Library of Congress: The world's largest library, which has a division that provides research for the U.S. Congress; although the United States has no official library, the Library of Congress has the role in practice, especially as a cataloging authority and containing the Copyright Office [e]

Political parties

Culture

Language

Colonial America

Ante Bellum

Civil War and Reconstruction

Gilded Age

Progressive Movement

Great Depression and New Deal

World War II

  • Developing Article World War II: (1931–1945) global war killing 53 million people, with the "Allies" (UK, US, Soviet Union) eventually halting aggressive expansion by the "Axis" (Nazi Germany and Japan). [e]

Postwar

Military

Armed forces

Military academies

Wars and major military actions

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