List of wars involving the United States in the 20th century

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This is a list of military conflicts, that United States has been involved in the 20th century.

This list is part of a larger series of list articles that cover the various wars involving the United States from its colonial roots to the present. They are:

• Lists of wars involving the United States
  • List of Colonial American Wars in the 17th century
  • List of Colonial American Wars in the 18th century
  • List of wars involving the United States in the 18th century
  • List of wars involving the United States in the 19th century
  • List of wars involving the United States in the 20th century
  • List of wars involving the United States in the 21st century

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*e.g. a treaty or peace without a clear result, status quo ante bellum, result of civil or internal conflict, result unknown or indecisive, inconclusive

20th-century wars

Conflict	Allies	Opponent(s)	Result for the United States and its Allies	Presidents of the United States
Crazy Snake's War (1909) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Oklahoma Creek prisoners of war.	United States	Creek	US victory	Theodore Roosevelt (September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
Mexican Border War (1910–1919) Part of the Mexican Revolution, the Banana Wars, and World War I Location: Mexico–United States border American troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment rest for the night on May 27, 1916.	United States	Mexico Supported by: German Empire	US victory Seditionist insurgency suppressed Permanent border wall established Pancho Villa's troops no longer an effective fighting force Mexican Constitutionalist faction leader Venustiano Carranza recognised as the sole leaders of the Mexican government by the United States	William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
Little Race War (1912) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Cuba USS Mississippi in Cuba.	Cuba United States	Cuban PIC	US-allied victory Dissolution of the PIC	William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913)
United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Nicaragua U.S. Marines holding a captured Sandinista flag.	United States Nicaragua	Nicaraguan Liberals Sandinistas	US victory Change of regime in Nicaragua Great Depression marks US withdrawal (1933)	William Howard Taft (March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913) Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929) Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933)
Bluff War (1914–1915) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Utah and Colorado Prisoners of the Bluff War in Thompson, Utah, waiting to board a train for their trial in Salt Lake City.	United States	Ute Paiute	US victory	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
United States occupation of Veracruz (1914) Part of the Mexican Revolution Location: Mexico Three landing craft leaving USS Michigan during intervention at Veracruz, 1914	United States Supported by: United Kingdom	Mexico Supported by: German Empire Kingdom of Italy	US victory	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Haiti U.S. Marines and sailors from the USS Washington ashore for the capture of Port-au-Prince, 1915.	United States Haiti	Haitian Rebels	US-allied victory	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929) Herbert Hoover (March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933) Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945)
United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924) Part of the Banana Wars Location: Dominican Republic U.S. Marines in the Occupation of the Dominican Republic, 1916.	United States	Dominican Republic	US victory	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921) Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923) Calvin Coolidge (August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929)
World War I (1914–1918, direct U.S. involvement in 1917–1918) Location: Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East, Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Islands, and coast of North and South America Specific locations where the United States was involved in battles or attacks during World War I: Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, France, Italy U.S. troops firing 37mm gun during an advance against German entrenched positions during Meuse–Argonne offensive in France, 1918.	French Republic British Empire United Kingdom Canada Newfoundland Australia New Zealand Ceylon India South Africa Kingdom of Italy United States (from 1917) Russian Empire (until 1917) Empire of Japan Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Greece Belgium Portugal Republic of Armenia Sultanate of Egypt Idrisid Emirate of Asir Emirate of Nejd and Hasa Kingdom of Hejaz Republic of China Siam Brazil	German Empire Austro-Hungarian Empire Ottoman Empire Tsardom of Bulgaria	US-allied victory First time in history, the United States sent soldiers abroad to defend foreign soil The October Revolution in 1917 in Russian Empire On December 13, 1918, Woodrow Wilson arrived to France and became the first U.S. president to visit Europe while in office to take part in World War I peace negotiations Fall of the German, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations, which led to the creation of today's United Nations	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
Russian Civil War (1917–1922, direct U.S. involvement in 1918–1920) Part of the Russian Revolution, the revolutions of 1917–1923 and the aftermath of World War I Location: Russia U.S. troops march through Russia before the Battle of Romanovka, 1918.	White Movement Mountain Republic Makhnovshchina Right SRs Left SRs Green armies Czechoslovakia British Empire United Kingdom Canada Australia India South Africa Empire of Japan Kingdom of Greece United States French Republic Kingdom of Serbia Romania Italy Poland Estonia Latvia China Mongolia	Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Mongolian Communists Makhnovshchina Left SRs Green armies	Bolshevik victory The October Revolution led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin The Communist Massacre of the Russian Royal Family Around 5,000 American soldiers were part of an allied expedition (American Expeditionary Force, North Russia and American Expeditionary Force, Siberia) Fall of the Russian Empire Establishment of the Soviet Union Victory for the Bolshevik Red Army in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, South Caucasus, Central Asia, Tuva, and Mongolia; incorporation of those territories into the Russian SFSR and Soviet Union Victory for pro-independence movements in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland; expulsion of Bolshevik forces from those territories	Woodrow Wilson (March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921)
Posey War (1923) Part of the American Indian Wars Location: Utah Ute and Paiute prisoners of war.	United States	Ute Paiute	US victory Last Indian uprising	Warren G. Harding (March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923)
World War II (1939–1945, direct U.S. involvement in 1941–1945) Location: Europe, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Middle East, Mediterranean, North Africa, Oceania, North and South America Specific locations where the United States was involved in battles or attacks during World War II: Algeria, Aruba, Atlantic Ocean, Australia, Austria, Bay of Biscay, Belgium, Bismarck Sea, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burma, Caribbean Sea, China, Christmas Island, Coral Sea, Croatia, Czech Republic, East China Sea, Egypt, Federated States of Micronesia, France, Germany, Greenland, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Java Sea, Kiribati, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Manchukuo, Marshall Islands, Mediterranean Sea, Montenegro, Morocco, Nauru, Netherlands, Norway, Pacific Ocean, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Philippine Sea, Romania, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Solomon Islands, Solomon Sea, South China Sea, Soviet Union, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, United States (Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Midway Atoll, Northern Mariana Islands, Wake Island) Six United States Marines raising the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima, February 1945.	Allies: French Republic British Empire United Kingdom Canada Australia New Zealand India and others United States (from 1941) Soviet Union (from 1941) Republic of China Kingdom of the South (from 1943) Republic of Poland Free City of Danzig Czechoslovak Republic Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Republic of Cuba Turkey (from 1945) Republic of Haiti Argentina Brazil Mexico Chile Peru United States of Venezuela Liberia Kingdom of Egypt Pahlavi Iran (from 1943) Ethiopian Empire Union of South Africa Sultanate of Muscat and Oman Kingdom of Nepal Mongolian People's Republic Tannu Tuva (until 1944) Commonwealth of the Philippines Viet Minh Korean Provisional Government	Axis: Nazi Germany Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy (until 1943) Italian Social Republic (from 1943) Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Romania (until 1944) Slovak Republic Tsardom of Bulgaria (until 1944) Independent State of Croatia Finland (until 1944) French State (until 1944) Hellenic State Quisling's Norway Manchukuo Mengjiang RNG China Thailand Philippine Republic Empire of Vietnam Kingdom of Luang Prabang Kingdom of Kampuchea State of Burma Free India Kingdom of Iraq Non-Axis: Soviet Union (until 1941) Francoist Spain	US-allied victory The end of America's isolationism after attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 The United States was first referred to as a superpower in 1944 In July 1945, the United States conducted the first nuclear test, and one month later became the first and only country to use nuclear weapons in war Collapse of Nazi Germany Fall of Japanese Empire and Italian Empire End of Fascism in Europe and Japanese militarism in Asia–Pacific Creation of the United Nations Creation of the NATO Creation of the European Coal and Steel Community, which led to the creation of today's European Union Beginning of the Atomic Age Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as rival superpowers until dissolution of the Soviet Union The Iron Curtain separated Eastern and Western Europe (1945–1991) Beginning of the Cold War (1947–1991) Germany and Austria, as well as their capitals, Berlin and Vienna, respectively, divided into four occupation zones each, one for each of the United States, France, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union	Franklin D. Roosevelt (March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945) Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)
Operation Beleaguer (1945–1949) Part of the Chinese Civil War and the Cold War Location: Hebei and Shandong provinces, China USS Princeton at anchor in Qingdao during Operation Beleaguer, 1948.	United States Republic of China	Chinese Communist Party	Inconclusive/Other Result U.S. withdrawal from China Japanese and Korean soldiers successfully disarmed and repatriated Subsequent communist victory	Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953)
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party insurgency (1950–1954) Part of political violence in the United States during the Cold War Location: Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.	United States	Puerto Rican Nationalist Party	United States victory Insurrection suppressed	Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)
Korean War (1950–1953) Part of the Cold War and the Korean conflict Location: Korea U.S. soldier fires a 75mm recoilless rifle, near Oetlook-tong, Korea, in support of infantry units directly across the valley.	South Korea United Nations United States United Kingdom Australia Belgium Canada France Philippines Colombia Ethiopian Empire Kingdom of Greece Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Spanish State Union of South Africa Thailand Turkey	North Korea China Soviet Union Supported by: East Germany Czechoslovak Republic Hungarian People's Republic Polish People's Republic Romanian People's Republic People's Republic of Bulgaria Mongolian People's Republic	Inconclusive/Other Result UNSC Resolution 83 goals achieved North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled South Korean statehood preserved Subsequent United Nations invasion of North Korea repelled Subsequent Chinese-North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled Korean Armistice Agreement Korean Demilitarized Zone established in 1953	Harry S. Truman (April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953) Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)
Vietnam War (1955–1964, 1965–1973, 1974–1975) Part of the Cold War and the Indochina Wars Location: Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Bell UH-1 Iroquois flies overhead 1st Cavalry Division during Battle of Ia Drang, 1965.	South Vietnam United States South Korea Australia New Zealand Thailand Philippines Kingdom of Laos Khmer Republic	North Vietnam Viet Cong Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge China Soviet Union North Korea Supported by: East Germany Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Hungarian People's Republic Polish People's Republic Socialist Republic of Romania People's Republic of Bulgaria Cuba	North Vietnam-allied victory Withdrawal of American forces from Indochina North Vietnamese victory over South Vietnam Reunification of North Vietnam and South Vietnam into the communist state Socialist Republic of Vietnam Communist governments take power also in Laos and Cambodia	Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961) John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963) Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974) Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
Permesta Rebellion (1958–1961) Location: Indonesia The capture of Allen Lawrence Pope.	Permesta United States	Indonesia	Indonesian government victory Permesta surrendered to Indonesia government	Dwight D. Eisenhower' (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)
Lebanon crisis (1958) Part of the Cold War Location: Lebanon U.S. Marine sits in a foxhole and points his machine gun toward Beirut, 1958.	Lebanon United States	Lebanese opposition: INM LCP PSP	US-allied victory US-Lebanese occupation of the port and international airport of Beirut	Dwight D. Eisenhower' (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961)
Laotian Civil War (1959–1975) Part of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Indochina Wars Location: Laos A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II in flight over Laos during Operation Barrel Roll, 1966.	Kingdom of Laos United States South Vietnam Thailand Supported by: Philippines Taiwan	Pathet Lao North Vietnam Supported by: China Soviet Union East Germany Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Socialist Republic of Romania Cuba	Pathet Lao-allied victory Fall of the Kingdom of Laos Establishment of the communist state Lao People's Democratic Republic	Dwight D. Eisenhower (January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961) John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963) Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974) Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
Bay of Pigs Invasion (1961) Part of the Cold War and the Consolidation of the Cuban Revolution Location: Cuba A4D-2 Skyhawks in flight over USS Essex during the Bay of Pigs Invasion in April 1961.	CDRF United States	Cuba	Cuban government victory Failure to topple Castro's government United States sponsored Brigade 2506 (Cuban exiles) defeated Increased cooperation between Cuba and the Soviet Union	John F. Kennedy (January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963)
Operation Dragon Rouge (1964) Part of the Simba Rebellion during the Congo Crisis and the Decolonization of Africa during the Cold War Location: Stanleyville, Congo-Léopoldville Belgian paratroopers exiting out of U.S. C-130 Hercules after returning from Operation Dragon Rouge, 1964.	United States Belgium Supported by: Democratic Republic of the Congo	Simba rebels	US-allied victory Most Hostages rescued Rebels Defeated	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969)
Dominican Civil War (1965–1966) Part of the Cold War Location: Dominican Republic U.S. soldiers push a child underneath a Jeep to protect him during a firefight in Santo Domingo, 1965.	Dominican Loyalists United States IAPF Brazil Paraguay Nicaragua Costa Rica El Salvador Honduras	Dominican Constitutionalists	US-allied victory Fall of the Bosch regime Joaquín Balaguer elected as the new president	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969)
Korean DMZ Conflict (1966–1969) Part of the Cold War and the Korean conflict Location: Korean Demilitarized Zone ROK and U.S. troop stationed at the DMZ, 1967.	South Korea United States	North Korea	US-allied victory North Korean failure to launch an insurgency in South Korea	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974)
Ñancahuazú Guerrilla Campaign (1966–1967) Part of the Cold War Location: Bolivia Che Guevara in Bolivia, 1967	Bolivia United States( CIA, Special Activities Division (SAD))	ELN Cuba	US-allied victory Che Guevara captured and executed Teoponte Guerrilla established as a successor movement to the ELN	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969)
Cambodian Civil War (1967–1975) Part of the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Indochina Wars and the Sino-Soviet Split Location: Cambodia Sikorsky CH-53 flies overhead U.S. Marines in Phnom Penh during Operation Eagle Pull, 1975.	Kingdom of Cambodia (1967–1970) Khmer Republic (1970–1975) United States South Vietnam Supported by: Australia Canada France Thailand	National United Front of Kampuchea Khmer Rouge Khmer Rumdo Khmer Việt Minh North Vietnam Việt Cộng Supported by: China Soviet Union North Korea Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Socialist Republic of Romania Cuba	Khmer Rouge-allied victory Fall of the Kingdom of Cambodia Creation but eventual collapse of the Khmer Republic Creation of the Democratic Kampuchea Beginning of the Cambodian genocide	Lyndon B. Johnson (November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969) Richard Nixon (January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974) Gerald Ford (August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977)
Operation Eagle Claw (1980) Part of the Iran hostage crisis Location: Iran Aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Coral Sea: most aircraft wear special markings applied for Operation Eagle Claw, 1980.	United States	Iran	Iranian Victory Mission aborted/ rescue mission failed Helicopter and transport plane crashed killing service members Intelligence and helicopters abandoned Jimmy Carter blamed failed mission for loss of election Hostages would not be freed till the signing of the Algiers Accords	Jimmy Carter (January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981)
Gulf of Sidra incident (1981) Part of the Gulf of Sidra incidents and the Cold War Location: Gulf of Sidra, Mediterranean Sea One of the two Grumman F-14 Tomcats on the deck of the USS Nimitz immediately following the incident, 1981.	United States	Libya	US victory Two Su-22M3 shot down U.S. Freedom of Navigation asserted	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Multinational intervention in Lebanon (1982–1984) Location: Lebanon U.S. Marines of the 32nd Marine Amphibious Unit come ashore to assume the management of the port of Beirut, 1982.	Lebanese Armed Forces UNIFIL Multinational Force in Lebanon: United States France United Kingdom Italy Israel Lebanese Front Army of Free Lebanon SLA	Lebanese National Movement Jammoul PLO Amal Movement Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Hezbollah Islamic Jihad Organization Islamic Unification Movement Syria Arab Deterrent Force Saudi Arabia Sudan United Arab Emirates Libya South Yemen	Syrian-allied victory Multinational forces fail to prevent collapse of Lebanese Army into Syrian- or Israeli- supported militias Multinational forces evacuated after the US embassy and US Marine barracks are bombed by the Islamic Jihad Organization Multinational forces oversee withdrawal of Palestine Liberation Organization Humanitarian crisis in Southern Lebanon Civil war continues until 1990 President Hafez al-Assad continues his occupation of Lebanon until his son and later president Bashar al-Assad orders a withdrawal from the country	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
United States invasion of Grenada (1983) Part of the Cold War Location: Grenada U.S. soldiers in artillery positions at Grenada during Operation Urgent Fury, 1983.	United States Barbados Jamaica Antigua and Barbuda Dominica Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	PRG of Grenada Cuba Military advisors: List Soviet Union Bulgaria East Germany Libya	US-allied victory Military dictatorship of Hudson Austin deposed Defeat of Cuban military presence Restoration of constitutional government	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Operation Prairie Fire (1986) Part of the Gulf of Sidra incidents and the Cold War Location: Gulf of Sidra, Mediterranean Sea McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet lands on USS Coral Sea during Operation Prairie Fire	United States	Libya	US victory Several Libyan ships destroyed or damaged U.S. Freedom of Navigation asserted	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Bombing of Libya (1986) Part of the Cold War Location: Libya USS America prepares to launch an Grumman F-14 Tomcat off the coast of Libya during Operation El Dorado Canyon, 1986.	United States	Libya	Inconclusive Both sides claimed victory Failed Libyan Scud missile response Muammar Gaddafi survives U.S. successfully destroyed Iraqi ground targets in response to the West Berlin discotheque bombing	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Tanker War (1987–1988) Part of the Iran–Iraq War Location: Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Sea of Oman LTV A-7E Corsair II is launched from the USS Enterprise during Operation Praying Mantis, 1988.	United States	Iran	US victory U.S. Navy sinks several ships and damages Iranian military installations used to attack U.S. and U.S. allied civilian shipping U.S. Navy vessel USS Vincennes shoots down civilian Iran Air Flight 655 killing all 290 passengers, among them 66 children Iran–Iraq War ends in August 1988 following UN enforcement of the ceasefire	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
Air battle near Tobruk (1989) Part of the Gulf of Sidra incidents and the Cold War Location: Mediterranean Sea Two Grumman F-14 Tomcats used in air battle.	United States	Libya	US victory Two Libyan MiG-23ML fighters shot down U.S. Freedom of Navigation asserted	Ronald Reagan (January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989)
United States invasion of Panama (1989–1990) Part of the Cold War and the War on Drugs Location: Panama A U.S. Army M113 armored personnel carrier guards a street near the destroyed Panamanian Defense Force headquarters building during Operation Just Cause, 1989.	United States Panamanian Opposition	Panama	US-allied victory Dictator Manuel Noriega deposed	George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993)
Gulf War (1990–1991) Part of the Cold War Location: Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Israel M1 Abrams tanks of the 3rd Armored Division advance on Medina Ridge, 1991.	United States United Kingdom Kuwait Saudi Arabia France Canada Egypt Syria Qatar Bahrain United Arab Emirates Oman	Iraq	US-allied victory Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait; Emir Jaber III restored Sanctions against Iraq	George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993)
Iraqi No-Fly Zone Enforcement Operations (1991–2003) Part of the prelude to the Iraq War Location: Iraq A Tomahawk cruise missile is fired from an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer during Operation Desert Fox, 1998.	United States United Kingdom France Australia Belgium Netherlands Saudi Arabia Turkey Italy	Iraq	US-allied victory Periodic depletion of Iraqi air defenses	George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993) Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001) George W. Bush (January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009)
First U.S. Intervention in the Somali Civil War (1992–1995) Part of the Somali Civil War and the UNOSOM II mission Location: Somalia A U.S. Marine Light Armored Vehicle 25 and Italian Soldiers in a Fiat CM6614 Armored Personnel Carrier (right) on patrol in Mogadishu, 1993.	United States United Kingdom Spain Saudi Arabia Malaysia Pakistan Italy India Greece Germany France Canada Botswana Belgium Australia New Zealand	Somali National Alliance	Somali victory Failure to capture SNA leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid; specific Aidid lieutenants captured Withdrawal of U.S. forces 5 months after losses in the Battle of Mogadishu The UN mandate saved close to 100,000 lives, before and after U.S. withdrawal Civil war is ongoing	George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993) Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)
Bosnian War and Croatian War (1992–1995) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia A U.S. Army M113 armored personnel carrier prepares to pull an armored Humvee out of the mud in Bosnia and Herzegovina.	Bosnia and Herzegovina Herzeg-Bosnia Croatia United States Belgium Canada Denmark France Germany Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Turkey United Kingdom	Republika Srpska Serbian Krajina Western Bosnia	Inconclusive/Other Result Military stalemate in Bosnia Victory in Croatia Dayton Accords Internal partition of Bosnia and Herzegovina Over 101,000 dead, 65,000 Bosniaks, 28,000 Serbs, 8,000 Croats Deployment of NATO-led IFOR to uphold the peace agreement High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina established to implement the peace agreement Yugoslav army formally withdrew from Croatia from January 1992 under the Sarajevo Agreement Croatian forces regained control over most of Republic of Serbian Krajina-held territory The Croatian government gains control over the vast majority of territory previously held by rebel Serbs, with the remainder coming under UNTAES control.	George H. W. Bush (January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993) Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)
Intervention in Haiti (1994–1995) Location: Haiti U.S. Marine guarding an area in Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy, 1994.	United States Poland Argentina	Haiti	US-allied victory Reinstatement of Jean-Bertrand Aristide as president of Haiti	Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)
Kosovo War (1998–1999) Part of the Yugoslav Wars Location: Serbia A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle takes off for an air strike mission during Operation Allied Force, 1999.	KLA AFRK Albania Croatia United States Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Hungary Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Poland Spain Turkey United Kingdom	FR Yugoslavia	US-allied victory Ceasefire reached through Kumanovo Agreement of June 1999. after Russian and Finnish envoys visit Belgrade Yugoslav forces pull out of Kosovo De facto separation of Kosovo from FR Yugoslavia under UN administration Return of Albanian refugees after attempted ethnic cleansing of Albanians	Bill Clinton (January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001)

See also

• List of notable deployments of U.S. military forces overseas
• Timeline of United States military operations
• Military history of the United States
• United States Armed Forces
• List of American military installations
• List of United States drone bases
• Social history of soldiers and veterans in the United States
• Perdicaris affair

External links

• Heidelberg Institute for International Conflict Research (HIIK)
  • Conflict Barometer – Describes recent trends in conflict development, escalations, and settlements
• A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War, Center for Greater Southwestern Studies, the University of Texas at Arlington
• Timeline of wars involving the United States, Histropedia
• U.S. Periods of War and Dates of Recent Conflicts, Congressional Research Service