U.S. war tool.The table below shows the number of soldiers This is a list of noted soldiers, organized for the country with which they are usually associated. Lists according to nationality Questions 1. The U.S. suffered the greatest number of killed and wounded soldiers in which war?-- 2. How many U.S. soldiers died during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. ?-- 3. Which war had the greatest number of U.S. soldiers in service?-- 4. Why do you think the number of Confederate casualties is unknown?-- 5. Why have fewer U.S. soldiers been needed to fight wars in the years since World War II?-- 6, Which war had the fewest U.S. deaths?-- 7. U.S. soldiers killed or wounded have significantly decreased since World War II. Why is that so? Explain.-- 8. Do you know anyone who has participated in a U.S. war?-- 9. What are some of the causes of war?-- 10. How does war affect the civilian CIVILIAN. A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law. population?-- Answers 1. World War II 2. 58,193 3. World War II 4. Answers will vary. Students may cite inadequate record keeping. 5. Answers will vary. Students may note the advances in weaponry or the short duration of the wars. 6. Persian Gulf war Persian Gulf War or Gulf War (1990–91) International conflict triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. Though justified by Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein on grounds that Kuwait was historically part of Iraq, the invasion was presumed to be 7. Answers will vary. Students could answer that improvements in medical technology and battlefield medicine Battlefield medicine, sometimes termed combat casualty care, is the treatment of soldiers in or near an area of combat. Medicine has been greatly advanced by procedures that were developed in order to treat the wounds inflicted during combat. has resulted in fewer combat deaths. 8. Answers will vary. 9. Answers will vary. 10. Answers will vary. Students may want to refer to examples from the American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of history play in this issue. War Number Serving Total Deaths Wounded Civil War (North) 2.2 million 1861-65 363,020 281,881 Civil War (South) unknown 260,000 unknown 1861-65 (Estimate) World War I 4.7 million 116,708 204,002 1917-1918 World War II 16.3 million 407,316 671,846 1941-1945 Korean War 5.7 million 36,916 103,284 1950-1953 Vietnam war 8.7 million 58,193 153,363 1964-1973 Persian Gulf War 467,939 299 467 1911 Operation Iraqi 118,000 457 2,622 Freedom 2003-present SOURCES: 2003 WORLD ALMANAC, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESSS |
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