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A CENTURY OF U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTIONS
* 1890..................South Dakota................300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded Knee.
* 1890..................Argentina......................Buenos Aires interests protected
* 1891..................Chile.............................Marines clash with nationalist rebel
* 1891..................Haiti..............................Black revolt on Navassa defeated
* 1892...................Idaho............................Army suppresses silver miners' strike
* 1893- ................Hawaii............................Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed
* 1894..................Chicago.........................Breaking of rail strike, 34 killed
* 1894..................Nicaragua......................Month-long occupation of Bluefields
* 1894-5...............China.............................Marines land in Sino-Japanese War
* 1894-6...............Korea.............................Marines kept in Seoul during war
* 1895..................Panama.........................Marines land in Colombian province
* 1896..................Nicaragua.......................Marines land in port of Corinto
* 1898-1900..........China.............................Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies
* 1898-1910-.........Philippines.....................Seized from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos
* 1898-1902-.........Cuba.............................Seized from Spain, still hold Navy base
* 1898- .................Puerto Rico...................Seized from Spain, occupation continues
* 1898- .................Guam...........................Seized from Spain, still use as base
* 1898- .................Minnesota.....................Army battles Chippewa at Leech Lake
* 1898 ..................Nicaragua .....................Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur
* 1899- .................Samoa .........................Battle over succession to throne
* 1899 ..................Nicaragua .....................Marines land at port of Bluefields
* 1899-01 .............Idaho ............................Army occupies Coeur d'Alene mining region
* 1901 .................Oklahoma .....................Army battles Creek Indian revolt
* 1901-1914 .........Panama ........................Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone; Opened canal 1914.
* 1903 .................Honduras ......................Marines intervene in revolution
* 1903-04 ..............Dominican Republic .......U.S. interests protected in Revolution
* 1904-05 ..............Korea ............................Marines land in Russo-Japanese War
* 1906-09 ..............Cuba ............................Marines land in democratic election
* 1907 ...................Nicaragua ....................."Dollar Diplomacy" protectorate set up
* 1907 ...................Honduras ......................Marines land during war with Nicaragua
* 1908 ...................Panama ........................Marines intervene in election contest.
* 1910 ...................Nicaragua ......................Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto
* 1911 ...................Honduras .......................U.S. interests protected in civil war
* 1911-1914 ...........China .............................Continuous occupation with flare-ups
* 1912 ...................Cuba ..............................U.S. interests protected in civil war
* 1912 ...................Panama ......................... Marines land during heated election
* 1912 ...................Honduras ........................Marines protect U.S. economic interest
* 1912-33 ...............Nicaragua .......................10-year occupation, fought guerrillas
* 1913 ....................Mexico ...........................Americans evacuated during revolution
* 1914 ....................Dominican republic ..........Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo
* 1914 ....................Colorado .........................Breaking of miners' strike by Army
* 1914-18 ................Mexico ...........................Series of interventions against nationalists
* 1914-34 ................Haiti ...............................19-year occupation after revolts
* 1915 .....................Texas .............................Federal soldiers crush "Plan of San Diego" Mexican-American rebellion
* 1916-24 ................Dominican Republic .........8-year Marine occupation
* 1917-33 ................Cuba ...............................Military occupation, economic protectorate
* 1917-18 ................WWI ...............................Ships sunk, fought Germany for 1 1/2 years
* 1918-22 ................Russia ............................Five landings to fight Bolsheviks
* 1918-20 ................Panama .........................."Police duty" during unrest after elections
* 1919 .....................Honduras .........................Marines land during election campaign
* 1919 .....................Yugoslavia ........................intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia
* 1920 .....................Gautemala .......................2-week intervention against unionists
* 1920-21 .................West Virginia ...................Army intervenes against mineworkers
* 1922 ......................Turkey ............................Fought nationalists in Smyrna
* 1922-27 ..................China ..............................Deployment during nationalist revolt
* 1923 ......................Mexico .............................Airpower defends Calles from rebellion
* 1924-25 ..................Honduras .........................Landed twice during election strife
* 1925 .......................Panama ...........................Marines suppress general strike
* 1927-34 ...................China ..............................Marines stationed throughout the country
* 1932 .......................El Salvador ......................Warships send during Marti revolt
* 1932 .......................Washington DC ................Army stops WWI vet bonus protest
* 1941-45 ...................WWII ...............................Hawaii bombed, fought Japan, Italy and Germany for 3 years; first nuclear war
* 1943 .......................Detroit ...............................Army put down Black rebellion
* 1946 .......................Iran ...................................Soviet troops told to leave north
* 1946 .......................Yugoslavia .........................Response to shoot-down of US plane
* 1947 ........................Uruguay ............................Bombers deployed as show of strength
* 1947-49 ...................Greece ..............................U.S. directs extreme-right in civil war
* 1948 ........................Germany ..........................Atomic-capable bombers guard Berlin Airlift
* 1948-49 ....................China ...............................evacuate Americans before Communist victory
* 1948-54 ....................Philippines ........................CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion
* 1950 .........................Puerto Rico ......................Independence rebellion crushed in Ponce
* 1951-53- ....................Korea ..............................U.S./So. Korea fights China/No. Korea to stalemate, still have bases
* 1953 .........................Iran ..................................CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah
* 1954 .........................Vietnam ............................French offered bombs to use against siege
* 1954 .........................Guatemala ........................CIA directs exile invasion after new gov't nationalized U.S. company lands
* 1956 .........................Egypt ................................Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners
* 1958 .........................Lebanon .............................Army & Marine occupation against rebels
* 1958 .........................Iraq ....................................Iraq warned against invading Kuwait
* 1958 .........................China .................................China told not to move on Taiwan isles
* 1958 .........................Panama .............................Flag protests erupt into confrontation
* 1960-75 .....................Vietnam .............................Fought South Vietnam revolt & North Vietnam, longest war for US
* 1961 .........................Cuba ..................................CIA-directed exile invasion fails
* 1961 .........................Germany ............................Alert during Berlin Wall crisis
* 1962 .........................Laos ..................................Military buildup during guerrilla war
* 1962 .........................Cuba .................................Blockade during missile crisis; near-war with Soviet Union
* 1963 .........................Iraq ....................................CIA organizes coup that killed president, brings Ba'ath Party to power
* 1964 .........................Panama ..............................Panamanians shot for urging canal's return
* 1965 .........................Indonesia .............................Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup
* 1965-66 ....................Dominican republic ...............Army & Marines land during election campaign
* 1966-67 ....................Guatemala ...........................Green Berets intervene against rebels
* 1967 .........................Detroit ..................................Army battles African Americans, 43 killed
* 1968 .........................US .......................................After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities
* 1969-75 .....................Cambodia .............................Up to 2 m killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos
* 1970 ..........................Oman ...................................U.S. directs Iranian marine invasion
* 1971-73 .....................Laos .....................................U.S. directs S Vietnamese invasion; "carpet-bombs" countryside
* 1973 ..........................South Dakota ........................Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas
* 1973 ..........................Mideast ................................World-wide alert during Mideast War
* 1973 ..........................Chile .....................................CIA-backed coup ousts elected marxist president
* 1975 ..........................Cambodia ..............................Gassing of captured ship Mayagüez, 28 die when copter shot down
* 1976-92 ......................Angola ..................................CIA assists South African-backed rebels
* 1980 .......................... Iran .......................................Hostage rescue, 8 troops die in copter-plane crash
* 1981 ...........................Libya .................................... Two Libyan jets shot down in maneuvers
* 1981-92 ......................El Salvador .............................Advisers, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers involved actions
* 1981-90 ......................Nicaragua ...............................CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbor mines
* 1982-84 ......................Lebanon ..................................Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells ..............................................................................Muslim positions. 241 Marines killed when Shi'a rebel bombs barracks.
* 1983-84 ......................Grenada ...................................Invasion four years after revolution
* 1983-89 ......................Honduras .................................Maneuvers help build bases near borders
* 1984 ...........................Iran .........................................Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf
* 1986 ...........................Libya .......................................Air strikes to topple Qaddafi gov't
* 1986 ...........................Bolivia ......................................Army assists raids on cocaine region
* 1987-88 ...................... Iran ..........................................On Iraq in war, defend reflagged tankers and shoot down civilian jet
* 1989 ...........................Libya ........................................Two Libyan jets shot down
* 1989 ...........................Virgin Islands .............................St. Croix Black unrest after storm
* 1989 ...........................Philippines .................................Air cover provided for government against coup
* 1989- ..........................Panama .....................................Nationalist government ousted by soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed.
* 1990 ...........................Liberia ........................................Foreigners evacuated during civil war
* 1990-91 ......................Saudi Arabia .............................. Iraq invade Kuwait,540,000 troops stationed nearby
* 1990-91 .......................Iraq ............................................Air strikes; 200,000+ killed
* 1991 ...........................Kuwait ........................................Kuwait royal family returned to throne
* 1991-2003 ...................Iraq .............................................No-fly zone over Kurdish north, Shiite south; constant air strikes ........................................................................................and naval-enforced economic sanctions
* 1992 ...........................Los Angeles ................................Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising
* 1992-94 ......................Somalia ......................................U.S led UN occupation during civil war; raids against Mogadishu faction
* 1992-94 ......................Yugoslavia ..................................NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro
* 1993- ..........................Bosnia .......................................No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs
* 1994 ...........................Haiti ..........................................Blockade against military gov't; troops restore Pres Aristide
* 1996-97 .......................Zaire (Congo) .............................Troops at Rwandan where Congo revolution begins
* 1997 ...........................Liberia ........................................Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners
* 1997 ...........................Albania .......................................Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners
* 1998 ...........................Sudan .........................................Attack on pharm plant alleged to be "terrorist" nerve gas plant
* 1998 ...........................Afghanistan .................................Missiles on training camps
* 1998 ...........................Iraq .............................................Intensive air strikes after inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions
* 1999 ...........................Yugoslavia ...................................NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo, occupy
* 2000 ...........................Yeman ........................................USS Cole, docked in Aden, bombed
* 2001 ...........................Macedonia ..................................NATO forces deployed to move and disarm Albanian rebels
* 2001 ...........................US ..............................................Reaction to hijacker attacks on New York, DC
* 2001- ..........................Afghanistan .................................30,000 U.S. troops overthrow Taliban, hunt Al Qaeda
* 2002 ...........................Yeman .........................................Predator drone missile attack on Al Qaeda
* 2002- ...........................Philippines ..................................Train Philippine military fighting Abu Sayyaf rebels
* 2003- ...........................Columbia .....................................US special force back up Colombian military protect oil pipeline
* 2003-............................Iraq ..............................................US led UN force for WMD
* 2003 ............................Liberia ..........................................Peacekeeping as rebels drove out leader
* 2004-05 .......................Haiti .............................................Marines & Army land after right-wing rebels oust Aristide
* 2005- ...........................Pakistan .......................................Drone strikes
* 2006- ...........................Somalia ........................................Special Forces advise Ethiopian invasion
* 2008 ............................Syria ........................................... Special Forces in helicopter raid from Iraq
* 2009- ...........................Yeman .........................................Cruise missile attack on Al Qaeda kills 49 civilians
* 2011- ........................... Libya ...........................................NATO coordinates air strikes and missile attacks
History of U.S. Military Interventions since 1890
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