has the u.s. ever lost a war?
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Vietnam was an unmitigated disaster, the only war the US has ever lost. It took the lives of 58,000 Americans and an estimated 2.5 million Vietnamese. It cost untold treasure, destroyed a president, and fired the protest of a generation at home and around the world as no event since.
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On 8 December, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Netherlands declared war on Japan, followed by China and Australia the next day. Four days after Pearl Harbor, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States, drawing the country into a two-theater war.
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The Republic of Italy has, so far, won no war at all because it participated in none : it was born after WW2, in 1946. ... In 1936, in the process of recreating an Italian Mare nostrum, Italy expanded its colonial empire in Mediterranea and Africa. In 1936 it conquered by war Ethiopia, which makes another victory.
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German territorial losses, Treaty of Versailles, 1919. Germany lost World War I. ... Finally, the Rhineland was demilitarized; that is, no German military forces or fortifications were permitted there. In the east, Poland received parts of West Prussia and Silesia from Germany.
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War of 1812, (June 18, 1812–February 17, 1815), conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. It ended with the exchange of ratifications of the Treaty of Ghent.
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England as the United Kingdom has lost only to the US and that was two times. The Revolutionary war and war of 1812. ... In the English Civil war, England won and lost. First Boer war, though England came back and won the next time.
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Afghanistan had been in a state of almost constant war for 20 years even before the US invaded. ... It fought a resistance movement - known as the mujahideen - that was supported by the US, Pakistan, China and Saudi Arabia, among other countries. In 1989, Soviet troops withdrew but the civil war continued.
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List of wars involving Iceland. ... Iceland has never participated in a full-scale war nor invasion and the constitution of Iceland has no mechanism to declare war.
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U.S. Entered World War I. On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I. Under the command of Major General John J. Pershing, more than 2 million U.S. soldiers fought on battlefields in France.
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Key point: Japan could never have crushed U.S. maritime forces in the Pacific and imposed terms on Washington. That doesn't mean it couldn't have won World War II. Let's face it. Imperial Japan stood next to no chance of winning a fight to the finish against the United States.
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WHY NATIONS GO TO WAR is unique. The reflections of author John G. Stoessinger are built around ten case studies and provide a deep analysis of the root causes of modern war, from from World War I to the modern day. ... Students are sure to remember Stoessinger's thoughts on war long after their completion of his book.
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The United States has approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops, with another 865,000 in reserve, one of the largest fighting forces of any country. U.S.
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the treaty of Versailles was the official end of World War I for Germany. ... Germany lost WW I and the treaty was not that harsh. Probably yes as Germany was dependent on American capital after the war and was hit hard by the 1929 crash. So you would still have a loss of a big war and economic trouble.
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9 million soldiers and as many civilians died in the war. Germany and Russia suffered most, both countries lost almost two million men in battle. Large sections of land, especially in France and Belgium, were completely destroyed. Fighting laid buildings, bridges and railroad lines in ruins.
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I'm Steve Ember. The United States declared war on Britain in 1812. It did so because Britain refused to stop seizing American ships that traded with France—Britain's enemy in Europe. Sometimes there were also seizures of American sailors.
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France is the country that has fought and won the most wars.
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YES, French won a "war" single-handedly between 1648 and 1860, if you count Napoleon's wins. Napoleon Bonaparte won several sub-wars that were part of Napoleonic wars. But, strictly speaking, they shouldn't be counted because the Napoleonic wars as a whole were a loss for France in the end.