1846–1848 – Mexico: Invasion, annexation of half the country. 1898 – Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines: Spanish-American War, U.S. occupation/colonial rule. 1898–1902 – Philippines: Brutal suppression of independence movement (Philippine-American War).
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1898 – Puerto Rico: Becomes U.S. territory (still not self-governing). 1903 – Panama: U.S. backs secession from Colombia, builds canal. 1905 – Dominican Republic: U.S. seizes customs houses. 1906–1909 – Cuba: U.S. occupation.
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1909 – Nicaragua: Coup backed against President Zelaya. 1912–1933 – Nicaragua: U.S. Marines occupy almost continuously. 1914 – Mexico: Invasion of Veracruz. 1915–1934 – Haiti: U.S. occupation, puppet regimes. 1916–1924 – Dominican Republic: U.S. occupation.
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1920s – Honduras, Panama: Frequent U.S. troop deployments. 1926–1933 – Nicaragua: U.S. war vs. Sandino guerrillas. 1945–1949 – Greece: U.S. intervenes in civil war, backs right-wing monarchy. 1947–48 – Philippines: Suppression of Hukbalahap peasant movement.
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1948 – South Korea: U.S.-backed Syngman Rhee, election manipulation. 1949 – Syria: CIA-backed coup. 1953 – Iran: CIA coup ousts elected PM Mossadegh, restores Shah. 1954 – Guatemala: CIA coup ousts elected Árbenz. 1954 – Vietnam: U.S. blocks nationwide elections, backs Diem.
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1956 – Egypt: U.S. undermines Nasser during Suez Crisis. 1960 – Congo (DRC): CIA helps assassinate Lumumba. 1961 – Cuba: Bay of Pigs invasion. 1963 – Iraq: CIA supports Ba’athist coup. 1963 – South Vietnam: CIA backs coup against Diem (who they had installed earlier).
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1967–70 – Yemen: U.S. supports royalists. 1964 – Brazil: U.S.-backed coup ousts Goulart. 1965 – Dominican Republic: U.S. invasion prevents return of elected Bosch. 1965 – Indonesia: U.S. supports Suharto coup, ~500,000 killed. 1967 – Greece: U.S. supports military junta.
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1970 – Cambodia: U.S.-backed coup against Sihanouk → Khmer Rouge rise. 1973 – Chile: CIA coup ousts Allende, installs Pinochet. 1975 – East Timor: U.S. greenlights Indonesian invasion. 1976 – Argentina: U.S. backs military junta during “Dirty War.”
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1970s–80s – Angola: U.S. arms anti-MPLA rebels in civil war. 1970s–80s – South Africa: U.S. covertly props up apartheid regime. 1980s – El Salvador: U.S. funds right-wing regime, death squads. 1980s – Honduras: U.S. turns into Contra base. 1980s – Nicaragua: U.S. arms Contras against Sandinistas
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1980s – Afghanistan: U.S. arms Mujahideen, destabilizes region. 1980s – Pakistan: Supports Zia dictatorship. 1983 – Grenada: U.S. invasion ousts leftist gov’t. 1986 – Libya: U.S. bombs Tripoli & Benghazi. 1989–1990 – Panama: U.S. invasion ousts Noriega.
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1991 – Iraq: Gulf War, leaves Saddam in power but wrecks country. 1993 – Somalia: U.S. intervention → “Black Hawk Down.” 1990s – Balkans: U.S./NATO interventions in Bosnia & Kosovo. 2001 – Afghanistan: Invasion, 20-year occupation. 2003 – Iraq: Invasion topples Saddam, leads to chaos.
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