Were the average length of the wars roughly what you assumed they would

be? If not were they longer or shorter than anticipated?

What did you expect the total casualties to be prior to filling in the data sheet?
Question 2:
Did the actual total surprise you?
If these were the Amerian casualties what do you think the total number of
Question 3:
casualties would be for these wars?

Question 1:

Excluding the Civil War, the two world wars were much more deadly than the

Question 4: rest, should this effect the foreign policy of the U.S. if another world war were
to occur?

Question 5:

Having evaluated these numbers, has your opinion of war changed at all?

War
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Veitnam war
Persian Gulf War

Length of War*

Casualties* Casualties Per Year*

Population* % of Population Lost*

War

Length of War*

Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Spanish-American War
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Veitnam war
Persian Gulf War
Total/Average

8 years
3 years
2 years
4 Years
1 Year
1 Year
4 years
3 Years
20 Years
6 Months
46.5 Years

Casualties* Casualties Per Year*

25,000
15,000
13,283
625,000
2,910
117,465
420,000
36,500
58,220
292
1,313,670

3,125
5,000
6,641
156,250
2,910
117,465
105,000
12,166
2,911
584
41,205

Casualties By War
Gulf War
Vietnam War
Korean War
World War II
World War I
1

Spanish-American War
American Civil War
Mexican-American War
War of 1812
Revolutionary War

100,000

200,000

300,000

400,000

500,000

600,000

700,000

War is devastating in many ways for all countries involved and in some cases for countries who arent involved due to a ripple
above was eye opening for me as a whole, yet there are two aspects I couldnt seem to take my mind off of. The first of the
was simply the amount of time the U.S. has spent at war since the establishment of the country. The data listed is only for t
well-known wars, but in my research I came across wars I had never heard of. Even more shocking is that the ten wars illustr

War is devastating in many ways for all countries involved and in some cases for countries who arent involved due to a ripple
above was eye opening for me as a whole, yet there are two aspects I couldnt seem to take my mind off of. The first of the
was simply the amount of time the U.S. has spent at war since the establishment of the country. The data listed is only for t
well-known wars, but in my research I came across wars I had never heard of. Even more shocking is that the ten wars illustr
above covered nearly 50 years. Looking at the data it is hard to imagine how so many years could be spent in state of con
struggle. Considering this is not even 20% of the wars that I came across in my research it is feasible to assume that the U
almost as much time involved in war as they have in times of peace. One other point to raise in this part of the discussion is
some of these wars listed such as World War I and World War II the U.S. was neutral for a significant amount of the war. Co
facts my first question to pose to the class during our discussion time would read as follows Should the leaders of the U.S
concerted effort to remain neutral in foreign affairs?
The second aspect I couldnt help but focus on after analyzing the data is the volume of casualties. To think that in just ten
U.S. has been involved in, the losses total over 1.3 million Americans is truly astounding. As noted above in the graph that eq
casualties per year, meaning that throughout the course of these ten wars as a group, on average over 112 Americans died
sure how many people the average American knows, however it would seem as though one week would be sufficient time
everyone that a person knows to war. One point to note however is the nearly half of the total casualties came from the Civ
the numbers were incredibly high due to both sides of the fights casualties counting as Americans. Even with the inflation of
to that fact it is still hard to believe how many lives have been lost in just ten of the wars the U.S. has been involved in. With
in mind, the question I would pose to the class would be If a war broke out between countries in Europe and Asia, would y
that the U.S. step in and join the fight or remain neutral to avoid casualties?

Population* % of Population Lost*

3,000,000
7,500,000
20,000,000
32,000,000
73,000,000
103,270,000
131,028,000
154,880,000
194,300,000
248,709,873
96,768,787

0.833333%
0.200000%
0.066415%
1.953125%
0.003986%
0.113746%
0.320542%
0.023567%
0.029964%
0.000117%
0.354480%
* All numbers are estimated

Gulf War
Vietnam War
Korean War
World War II
World War I
Spanish-American War
American Civil War
Mexican-American War
War of 1812
Revolutionary War

700,000

ries who arent involved due to a ripple effect. The data

to take my mind off of. The first of these two aspects
he country. The data listed is only for ten of the more
ore shocking is that the ten wars illustrated in the graph

ries who arent involved due to a ripple effect. The data

to take my mind off of. The first of these two aspects
he country. The data listed is only for ten of the more
ore shocking is that the ten wars illustrated in the graph
ny years could be spent in state of constant war and
arch it is feasible to assume that the U.S. have spent
to raise in this part of the discussion is the fact that for
for a significant amount of the war. Considering these
follows Should the leaders of the U.S. make a more
gn affairs?
e of casualties. To think that in just ten of the wars the
ng. As noted above in the graph that equates to 41,205
, on average over 112 Americans died per day. Im not
ugh one week would be sufficient time enough to lose
f the total casualties came from the Civil War in which
s Americans. Even with the inflation of the numbers due
ars the U.S. has been involved in. With all of these facts
countries in Europe and Asia, would you recommend
al to avoid casualties?