The First
Sino-Japanese War was the event that opened Asian nations, particularly
China, to trade with Europe.
<span>The </span>First Sino-Japanese War<span> (1 August 1894 – 17 April 1895) was fought
between the </span>Qing
Empire<span> <span>and the </span></span>Empire
of Japan<span>, primarily over influence of </span>Korea. <span>After
more than six months of unbroken successes by Japanese land and naval forces
and the loss of the port of </span>Weihaiwei<span>, the Qing
government </span>sued
for peace<span> <span>in February
1895.</span></span>
<span>The U.S. needed to contain communism and not let South Vietnam and surrounding countries fall to communism.
The U.S. government saw its involvement in the war as a way to prevent communism.</span>
I'm not sure if any were begun in 1775. The American Revolution was occurring at the time but it started in 1760's the sugar and stamp acts were in 1764 and 1765, While the Townsend act was in 1770. The declaration wasn't even started until 1817.
Military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait,
