America’s 248 years it has been involved in many conflicts. Some like the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam Conflict are well known and well covered. However, the American military has participated in a number of lesser-known conflicts. The class will examine a series of these little known and forgotten conflicts. The first class will focus on the wars and conflicts that occurred prior to the Civil War such as the “Quasi War with France, the Barbary States conflict, the War of 1812, a series of Seminole Wars, and the Mexican American War. The second class will examine American wars and conflicts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries including the American Expedition to Korea, Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, and the Boxer Rebellion. The final class will look at American military involvement between the two World Wars specifically U.S. involvement in Central American conflicts in Nicaragua and Haiti.