Top 10 Most Expensive American Wars | Trillion Dollar Wars
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Number 10. Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War, which came in at number ten, cost American taxpayers $2.4 billion to battle. The war lasted from 1846 to 1848. The annexation of Texas resulted in the country of Texas becoming a state inside the United States. Texas was once a Mexican colony, but after a revolution in 1836, the territory became its own country.
Number 9. Revolutionary War
Many people assume the American Revolution began on July 4, 1776, with the signing of the Declaration of Independence, although the war actually began in April of that year. It all began with a clash between local militia and British forces in Massachusetts. The American Revolution was the result of this.
The United States would sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring their independence from the British, just 13 months later. The war raged on from 1775 until 1783, with an estimated 50,000-70,000 casualties on the American side alone. The United States was not fighting the war alone; it had the support of Spain, France, and the Netherlands. What is the total cost of the war to the US? $2.4 billion, roughly the same as the Mexican-American War.
Number 8. Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American War was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898 and lasted just over four months. The Spanish were at war with Cuba at the time, which had declared independence from Spain in 1895.
The United States had been under pressure to join the war to aid Cuba, and that pressure reached a breaking point when the USS Maine exploded in a harbor outside of Havana, Cuba, prompting the US to declare war on Spain.
Number 7. Civil War
Slavery was a major cause of the Civil War in the United States. On one one, there had the Union North, which was anti-slavery and had elected Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of the United States.
Lincoln ran on a platform of abolishing slavery, which prompted the Confederate South to secede from the United States, forming the Confederate States of America, a collection of slave states united in their desire to keep slavery alive. As a result, in 1861, the United States declared war on the Confederate States of America.
Number 6. Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War lasted only a few months, but it cost a lot of money. Operation Desert Shield kicked off the battle in August of 1990. The war was being built up during this operation, which saw almost no actual action. The United States, along with other coalition countries, dispatched troops and supplies to the region in preparation for conflict.
Operation Desert Storm was the name given to the fighting phase of the Gulf War, which began in January 1991. Over 34 countries participated in the conflict, which began when Iraq invaded Kuwait and annexed the country. The battle was only 42 days long, finishing in February 1991. The United States spent $102 billion on the Gulf War.
Number 5. World War 1
The United States has spent the fifth most money on the first World War. Despite the fact that the war began in Germany in 1914, the United States did not enter the fray until 1917.
Number 4. Korean War
The Korean War was fought on the Korean Peninsula and opposed North Korea, which was backed by the Soviet Union, against South Korea, which was backed by the United States. In 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea in an attempt to reunite the country.
Number 3. Vietnam War
The Vietnam Conflict was the third most costly war that the United States has ever waged. When the communist North attacked the South, the war began. In a similar fashion to the Korean War, the Soviet Union and China backed the North, while the US-backed the South.
Number 2. World War II
World War 2 was the second most expensive war the United States has ever fought. Not only did the government lose a lot of money, but it also lost a lot of troops. The second World War cost over $4 trillion and cost over 400,000 American soldiers their lives. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States became involved in the war, which lasted until 1945.
Number 1. The War on Terror
Following the 9/11 attacks on the United States, the War on Terror began, $8 trillion. The war evolved over time in terms of who the US is fighting and where the conflict is taking place.
It all started in the fall of 2001 with the US looking for Osama Bin Laden, then moved to Iraq after US troops deposed Saddam Hussein. The war has recently been declared over.
