What countries did America invade? A complete list of all war crimes in the United States of America. Fracture in the course of hostilities
1901 - the entry of troops into Colombia.
1902 - invasion of Panama.
1904 - the entry of troops into Korea, Morocco and the Dominican Republic.
1905 - American troops intervene in a revolution in Honduras.
1905 - entry of troops into Mexico
1905 - the entry of troops into Korea.
1906 - Invasion of the Philippines.
1906 - 1909 - American troops enter Cuba during elections.
1907 - US troops enforce "dollar diplomacy" protectorate in Nicaragua.
1907 - American troops intervene in a revolution in the Dominican Republic
1907 - American troops participate in the war between Honduras and Nicaragua.
1908 - American troops enter Panama during elections.
1910 - The United States sent military forces to Nicaragua and organized an anti-government conspiracy.
In 1910, a junta was formed from pro-American generals.
1911 - Americans land in Honduras.
1911 - suppression of the anti-American uprising in the Philippines.
1911 - the introduction of troops into China.
1912 - American troops enter Havana (Cuba).
1912 - American troops enter Panama during elections.
1912 - American invasion of Honduras.
1912-1933 - occupation of Nicaragua.
In 1914, an agreement was signed in Washington, according to which the United States was granted the right to build an inter-oceanic canal in Nicaragua.
1914 - American troops enter the Dominican Republic, battle with the rebels for Santa Domingo.
1914-1918 - a series of invasions of Mexico.
1914-1934 - Haiti. After numerous uprisings, America brings in its troops, the occupation continues for 19 years.
1916-1924 - 8-year occupation of the Dominican Republic.
1917-1933 - military occupation of Cuba, economic protectorate.
1917-1918 - participation in the 1st World War.
1918-1922 - intervention in Russia. In total, 14 states participated in it.
Active support was provided to the territories that separated from Russia - Kolchakia and the Far Eastern Republic.
1918-1920 - Panama. After the elections, troops are brought in to quell the riots.
1919 - COSTA RICA. ... The landing of US troops to "protect American interests."
1919 - American troops fight on the side of Italy against the Serbs in Dolmatia.
1919 - American troops enter Honduras during elections.
1920 - Guatemala. 2-week intervention.
1921 - American support for militants fighting to overthrow Guatemalan President Carlos Herrera for the benefit of the United Fruit Company.
1922 - intervention in Turkey.
1922-1927 - American troops in China during the popular uprising.
1924-1925 - Honduras. Troops invade the country during elections.
1925 - Panama. US troops break up a general strike.
1926 - Nicaragua. Invasion.
1927-1934 - American troops stationed throughout China.
1932 - invasion of El Salvador from the sea. There was an uprising at that time.
1937 - Nicaragua. With the help of American troops, the dictator Somoza comes to power, having removed the legitimate government of H. Sakasa.
1939 - the introduction of troops into China.
1947-1949 - Greece. American troops are involved in the civil war, supporting the Nazis.
1948-1953 - military operations in the Philippines.
1950 - Uprising in Puerto Rico is crushed by American troops.
1950-1953 - armed intervention in Korea about a million American soldiers.
1958 - Lebanon. The occupation of the country, the fight against the rebels.
1958 - confrontation with Panama.
1959 - America sends troops to Laos, the first clashes of American troops in Vietnam begin.
1959 - Haiti. The suppression of a popular uprising against the pro-American government.
1960 - after José Maria Velasco was elected president of Ecuador and refused to comply with US demands to break off relations with Cuba, the Americans carried out several military operations and organized a coup.
1960 - US troops enter Guatemala to prevent the removal of a US puppet from power.
1965-1973 - military aggression against Vietnam.
1966 - Guatemala. ... US troops entered the country, massacres of Indians were arranged, who were considered potential rebels.
1966 - military assistance to the pro-American governments of Indonesia and the Philippines.
1971-1973 - bombing of Laos.
1972 - Nicaragua. American troops are brought in to support the government, beneficial to Washington.
1983 - military intervention in Grenada, about 2 thousand marines.
1986 - attack on Libya. Bombing of Tripoli and Benghazi.
1988 - US invasion of Honduras
1988 - The USS Vincennes, which was in the Persian Gulf, shot down an Iranian plane with 290 passengers on board, including 57 children.
1989 - US troops quell riots in the Virgin Islands.
1991 - large-scale military action against Iraq
1992-1994 - occupation of Somalia
1998 - Sudan. The Americans destroy a pharmaceutical plant with missiles, claiming that it produces nerve gas.
1999 - ignoring the norms of international law, bypassing the UN and the Security Council, the United States launched a 78-day aerial bombing campaign by NATO forces against the sovereign state of Yugoslavia.
2001 - invasion of Afghanistan.
2003 - bombing of Iraq.
2011 - Libya.
2013 - Syria
2014 - Ukraine
In order to assert and maintain its “right” to exploit other peoples, America regularly resorts to the use of extreme forms of violence, and, above all, military violence, and on such a scale that at first glance seems completely unimaginable. 
When I decided to compile a list of American war crimes, interventions, coups, etc., it seemed to me enough to work through several large patriotic sites and a couple of Soviet history books. However, over time, it became clear that the crimes of the United States are an absolutely bottomless barrel, and it is quite possible to spend a lifetime on collecting information. At least you can sit down for sure. 
The following list includes the most famous of the interventions, some coups and sporadic strikes on countries that were thus punished by America for some "misconduct". Economic sanctions are not mentioned, countless CIA operations (except coups), suppression of intra-American riots, descriptions of the wars with the Indians, as well as various military operations that seem quite fair (for example, the numerous adventures of the United States in Cuba to destroy the pirates settled there in the 19th century) .
A couple of technical notes: different sources sometimes indicated completely different time frames for the same events. This is completely normal, because. very often there is no way to establish exactly from what moment to count this or that war: from the first covert operations, the first bombings, or some kind of official statement. It is even more difficult with the end of wars, because even with Germany, the Americans were officially at war until 1951, and Vietnam was strangled from 1950 (at first they helped France) right up to 1994. There were also more serious disagreements: what was described in one source as “the introduction of troops to protect American property during popular unrest”, in another it seemed to be a full-fledged intervention with thousands of civilian casualties. In such cases, I listed information from a source that I felt was more trustworthy (for example, a book versus a web page).
The main thought that I hope the reader will take away from viewing this endless list is that there is practically not a single country left on Earth, not a single godforsaken island nation that would not have been “beneficial” by Uncle Sam. If Hitler made a big mistake by attacking everyone at once for a few years, dispersing his forces, the Americans act much more thoughtfully: they have a big intervention every two years from decade to decade, and in this way they gradually subjugated most of the existing countries . Of course, the list cannot claim to be absolute completeness, but there is no more complete one. Please note that this list is followed by another one that lists the most famous political assassinations commissioned by the American government.
In the years 1661-1774 alone, about a million live slaves were imported from Africa to the United States, and more than nine million died along the way. The income of slave traders from this operation in the prices of the middle of the 18th century amounted to no less than 2 billion dollars, an astronomical figure for those times.
1622. The American Wars begin with the first attack on the Indians in 1622 at Jamestown, followed by the Algoquin War in New England in 1635-1636. and the war in 1675-1676, which ended with the destruction of almost half of the cities in Massachusetts. Other wars and skirmishes with the Indians continued until 1900. In total, the Americans destroyed about 100 million Indians, which makes it possible to speak of a real genocide, far exceeding the massacre of Jews by Hitler (4-6 million victims).
From 1689 to 1763, four major imperial wars took place involving England and its North American colonies, as well as the French, Spanish and Dutch empires. From 1641 to 1759 there were 40 riots and 18 internal conflicts among the settlers, five of which rose to the level of rebellion. In 1776 the War of Independence began and ended in 1783. Second war against England in 1812-1815. consolidated independence, while the 40 Indian Wars from 1622 to 1900 ended with the addition of millions of acres of land.
1797 Cooling of relations with France after the USS Delaware attacks the civilian ship Croyable; naval clashes continue until 1800.
1800 - Slave rebellion led by Gabriel Prosser in Virginia. About a thousand people were hanged, including Prosser himself. The slaves themselves did not kill a single person. 
1806 - attempted American invasion of the Rio Grande, i.e. into Spanish territory. The leader of the Americans, Captain Z. Pike, was caught by the Spaniards, after which the intervention bogged down.
1810 - Louisiana Governor Clairborne invaded Spanish-owned West Florida on the orders of the President of the United States. The Spaniards retreated without a fight, the territory passed to America.
1811 - slave revolt led by Charles (surnames were often not given to slaves, just as they are not given to dogs). 500 slaves headed for New Orleans, freeing their brethren in misfortune on their way. American troops destroyed on the spot or later hanged almost all the participants in the uprising.
1812 - 1814 - war with England.
1812 - US President Madison ordered General George Matthews to occupy part of Spanish Florida - Amelia Island and some other territories. Matthews showed such unprecedented cruelty that the president later tried to disown this enterprise.
1813 - American troops capture Spanish Mobile Bay without a fight, Spanish soldiers surrender. In addition, the Americans occupy the Marquesas Islands, the occupation continued until 1814.
1814 - US General Andrew Jackson raided Spanish Florida, where he occupied Pensacola.
1816 - American troops attack Fort Nichols in Spanish Florida. The fort belonged not to the Spaniards, but to runaway slaves and Seminole Indians, who were destroyed in the amount of 270 people.
1824 - The invasion of two hundred Americans led by David Porter in the Puerto Rican city of Fajardo. Reason: shortly before that, someone insulted American officers there. City officials were forced to issue a formal apology for the bad behavior of their residents.
1831 Virginia slave rebellion led by priest Nat Turner. 80 slaves destroyed their slave owners and their families (60 people in total), after which the uprising was crushed. In addition, the slave owners decided to launch a "preemptive strike" in order to prevent a larger uprising - they killed hundreds of innocent slaves in the surrounding regions.
1833 - the invasion of Argentina, where at that time there was an uprising.
1835 - Mexico. The United States, seeking to seize the territory of Mexico, took advantage of its unstable domestic political situation. Coming from the beginning of the 20s. to the colonization of Texas, in 1835 they inspired a rebellion of the Texas colonists, who soon announced the separation of Texas from Mexico and proclaimed its “independence”.
1835 - the invasion of Peru, where at that time there were strong unrest of the people.
1836 - another invasion of Peru.
1840 - American invasion of Fiji, several villages were destroyed.
1841 - after the murder of an American on Drummond Island (then called Upolu Island), the Americans destroyed many villages there.
1842 is a unique case. A certain T. Jones for some reason imagined that America was at war with Mexico, and attacked Monterey in California with his troops. Finding that there was no war, he retreated.
1843 - American invasion of China.
1844 - another invasion of China, the suppression of the anti-imperialist uprising.
1846 - Mexicans were offended by the loss of Texas, whose residents decided to join the US in 1845. Border disputes and financial disagreements increased tension. Many Americans believed that the US was "destined" to stretch across the continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Since Mexico did not want to sell this territory, some US leaders wanted to seize it - US President James Polk sent troops to Texas in the spring of 1846. For the next two years, fighting took place in Mexico City, Texas, California, and New Mexico. The American military was better trained, had newer weapons, and more effective leadership, Mexico was defeated. In early 1847, California was under US rule. In September, Mexico City fell under attack by the US Army. On February 2, 1848, the United States and Mexico signed the Treaty of Peace. In this treaty, Mexico agreed to sell 500,000 square miles to the US for $15 million.
1849 - The American fleet approaches Smyrna to force the Austrian authorities to release the arrested American.
1849 - shelling of Indochina.
1851 - American troops land on Johanna Island to punish local authorities for arresting the captain of an American ship.
1852 - American invasion of Argentina during popular unrest.
1853 - 1856 - Anglo-American invasion of China, where they beat out favorable terms of trade through military clashes.
1853 - Invasion of Argentina and Nicaragua during popular unrest.
1853 - An American warship approaches Japan to force her to open her ports to international trade.
1854 - The Americans destroyed the Nicaraguan city of San Juan del Norte (Greytown), thus they avenged the insult to an American in this city.
1855 - A detachment of Americans led by W. Walker invaded Nicaragua. Relying on the support of his government, he proclaimed himself in 1856 President of Nicaragua. The American adventurer sought to annex Central America to the United States and turn it into a slave base for American planters. However, the combined armies of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras pushed Walker out of Nicaragua. He was later captured and shot in Honduras.
1855 - American invasion of Fiji and Uruguay.
1856 - Invasion of Panama. Given the huge role of the Isthmus of Panama, Great Britain and the United States fought for mastery of it, or at least for control over it. Great Britain, which owned a number of islands in the Caribbean, as well as part of the Mosquito Coast, sought to maintain its influence in Central America. In 1846, the United States imposed on New Granada a treaty of friendship, trade and navigation, under which they pledged to guarantee the sovereignty of New Granada over the Isthmus of Panama and at the same time received equal rights with it in the operation of any route through the isthmus and a concession to build a railway through it. The railroad, whose construction was completed in 1855, brought the US a strengthening of US influence on the Isthmus of Panama. Using the 1846 treaty, the United States systematically interfered in the internal affairs of New Granada and repeatedly resorted to direct armed intervention (1856, 1860, etc.). Treaties between the United States and Great Britain - the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850) and the Hay-Paunsfot Treaty (1901) further strengthened the US position in New Granada.
1857 - two invasions of Nicaragua.
1858 - intervention in Fiji, where a punitive operation was carried out for the murder of two Americans.
1858 - invasion of Uruguay.
1859 - attack on the Japanese fort Taku.
1859 - Invasion of Angola during popular unrest.
1860 - Invasion of Panama.
1861 - 1865 - Civil war. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina seceded from the rest of the states and declared themselves an independent state. The North sends in troops ostensibly to free the slaves. In fact, it was, as always, about money - basically, they quarreled over the terms of trade with England. In addition, there were forces that prevented the disintegration of the country into a number of small, but very independent colonies.
1862 - expulsion of all Jews from Tennessee with confiscation of property.
1863 - punitive expedition to Shimonoseki (Japan), where "they insulted the American flag."
1864 - a military expedition to Japan in order to get himself favorable conditions in trade.
1865 - Paraguay. Uruguay with unlimited military assistance from the USA, England, France, etc. invaded Paraguay and destroyed 85% of the population of this then rich country. Since then, Paraguay has not risen. The monstrous massacre was openly paid for by the international banking house of the Rothschilds, closely associated with the famous British bank Baring Brothers and other financial structures, where the Rothschild tribesmen traditionally played a leading role. The fact that it was carried out under the slogans of the liberation of the Paraguayan people from the yoke of dictatorship and the restoration of democracy in the country gave special cynicism to the genocide. Having lost half of its territory, the bloodless country has turned into a miserable Anglo-American semi-colony, known today for one of the lowest living standards in the world, rampant drug mafia, huge external debt, police terror and corrupt officials. The land was taken away from the peasants, giving it to a handful of landowners who arrived in the wagon train of the occupiers. Subsequently, they created the Colorado Party, which still rules the country in the name of the interests of the dollar and Uncle Sam. Democracy has triumphed.
1865 - the introduction of troops into Panama during a coup d'état.
1866 - unprovoked attack on Mexico.
1866 - punitive expedition to China for attacking an American consul.
1867 - punitive expedition to China for the murder of several American sailors.
1867 - attack on the Midway Islands.
1868 - Multiple invasions of Japan during the Japanese Civil War.
1868 - invasion of Uruguay and Colombia.
1874 - the entry of troops into China and Hawaii.
1876 - invasion of Mexico.
1878 - attack on the islands of Samoa.
1882 - the entry of troops into Egypt.
1888 - attack on Korea.
1889 - punitive expedition to Hawaii.
1890 - the introduction of American troops in Haiti.
1890 - Argentina. Troops are brought in to protect the interests of Buenos Aires.
1891 - Chile. Collisions between American troops and rebels.
1891 - Haiti. The suppression of the uprising of black workers on the island of Navassa, which, according to American statements, belonged to the United States.
1893 - the introduction of troops to Hawaii, the invasion of China.
1894 - Nicaragua. Within a month, the troops occupy the Bluefields.
1894 - 1896 - invasion of Korea.
1894 - 1895 - China. American troops participate in the Sino-Japanese War.
1895 - Panama. American troops invade the Colombian province.
1896 - Nicaragua. American troops invade Corinto.
1898-1910 - American troops recapture the Philippines from Spain, 600,000 Filipinos are killed. American President William McKinley announced that the Lord had ordered him to take over the Philippine Islands in order to convert their inhabitants to Christianity and bring them civilization. McKinley said he spoke to the Lord as he walked down one of the hallways of the White House at midnight. (More than a hundred years have passed and now President Bush claims that the Lord supports his plans to attack Iraq). The reason used by America to start this war is curious: on February 15, 1898, an explosion occurred on the battleship Maine, it sank, killing 266 crew members. The US government immediately blamed Spain. After 100 years, the ship was raised, and it turned out that the ship had been blown up from the inside. It is possible that America decided not to wait for a reason to attack Spain and decided to speed things up by sacrificing a couple of hundred lives. 
1898 - 1902 - Cuba is recaptured from Spain, since then there has been an American military base. The one on which the famous torture chamber for all the terrorists of the Guantanamo world is located. 06/22/1898 - During the Spanish-American War, US troops landed in Cuba, supported by Cuban guerrillas, who had been fighting against the Spanish colonialists since 1895. 1898.12 - US troops begin operations to "appease" Cuban rebels who have not laid down their arms. 05/1901/20 - The term of US military administration in Cuba ended. However, American troops continue to remain on the island. A new constitution for Cuba has been approved, according to which the United States has special rights in this country. In fact, a US protectorate is being established over Cuba. With the assistance of the propertied classes, US capital was actively introduced into the Cuban economy. Dec. In 1901, the first presidential elections were held, as a result of which T. Estrada Palma, who was connected with the US ruling circles, became president. On May 20, 1902, the creation of the Cuban Republic was officially proclaimed, the national flag was raised in Havana (instead of the US flag), and the evacuation of American troops began. America reserved the right to interfere in Cuba's internal affairs.
1898 - Puerto Rico and Guam are recaptured from Spain.
1898 - American troops invade the port of San Juan del Sur in Nicaragua.
1898 - Hawaii. The capture of the islands by American troops.
1899 - 1901. American-Philippine war. During this war, the famous “beating of the Moros” described by Mark Twain in the story of the same name took place: the Americans destroyed a completely safe and small (600 people) tribe that lived in the crater of a volcano far from civilization (if, of course, such a word is generally applicable to Americans).
1899 - Nicaragua. American troops invade the port of Bluefields.
1901 - the entry of troops into Colombia.
1902 - invasion of Panama.
To be continued...
In August 1945, the explosions of two nuclear bombs over the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the 4-year-long war in the Pacific, in which America and Japan were the main opponents. The confrontation between these two powers became an important component of the Second World War and had a significant impact on its outcome. At the same time, the current alignment of forces in the international arena is largely a consequence of those long-standing events.
What caused the fire in the Pacific
The reason for the war between the United States and Japan lies in the conflict between these states, which escalated by 1941, and Tokyo's attempt to resolve it militarily. The greatest contradictions between these powerful world powers arose in matters related to China and the territory of French Indochina - a former French colony.
Rejecting the "open door" doctrine proposed by the American government, Japan sought its complete control over these countries, as well as over the territory of Manchuria that it had previously captured. Due to Tokyo's persistence on these issues, the talks held in Washington between the two states did not bring any results.
But Japan's claims were not limited to this. Tokyo, considering the USA, Great Britain and other colonial powers as its rivals, tried with all its might to oust them from the South Seas and Southeast Asia, thus capturing the sources of food and raw materials located on their territories. It was about 78% of the world rubber production produced in these areas, 90% of tin and many other riches.
The beginning of the conflict
By the beginning of July 1941, despite the protests coming from the governments of America and Great Britain, it captured the southern part of Indochina, and after a short time came close to the Philippines, Singapore, the Dutch Indies and Malaya. In response, it imposed a ban on the import of all strategic materials into Japan and at the same time froze Japanese assets in its banks. Thus, the war that soon broke out between Japan and the United States was the result of a political conflict that America tried to resolve with economic sanctions.
It should be noted that Tokyo's military ambitions extended all the way to the decision to seize part of the territory of the Soviet Union. This was announced in July 1941 at the imperial conference by the Minister of War of Japan, Tojo. According to him, a war should have been started in order to destroy the USSR and gain control over its rich natural resources. True, at that time these plans were clearly unrealistic due to the lack of forces, the bulk of which was sent to the war in China.
Pearl Harbor tragedy
The war between the United States and Japan began with a powerful blow to Pearl Harbor, inflicted by aircraft from the ships of the United Japanese Navy, commanded by Admiral Yamamoto Isoroko. It happened on December 7, 1941.
Two air raids were made on the American base, in which 353 aircraft took off from 6 aircraft carriers. The result of this attack, the success of which was largely predetermined by its surprise, was so devastating that it disabled a significant part of the American fleet and became a truly national tragedy.
In a short time, enemy aircraft destroyed 4 of the most powerful battleships of the US Navy directly at the berths, of which only 2 were restored with great difficulty after the end of the war. Another 4 ships of this type were seriously damaged and were put out of action for a long time.
In addition, 3 destroyers, 3 cruisers and one mine layer were sunk or seriously damaged. As a result of enemy bombing, the Americans also lost 270 aircraft that were at that moment on the coastal airfield and on the decks of aircraft carriers. To top it all off, torpedo and fuel depots, piers, a ship repair yard and a power plant were destroyed.
The main tragedy was the significant loss of personnel. As a result of the Japanese air raid, 2,404 people were killed and 11,779 were wounded. After this dramatic event, the United States declared war on Japan and officially joined the anti-Hitler coalition.
Further advance of the Japanese troops
The tragedy that unfolded at Pearl Harbor disabled a significant part of the US Navy, and since the British, Australian and Dutch fleets could not seriously compete with the Japanese navy, it gained a temporary advantage in the Pacific region. Tokyo conducted further military operations in alliance with Thailand, a military treaty with which was signed in December 1941.
The war between the United States and Japan was gaining momentum and at first brought a lot of trouble to the government of F. Roosevelt. So, on December 25, the joint efforts of Japan and Thailand managed to suppress the resistance of the British troops in Hong Kong, and the Americans were forced, abandoning their equipment and property, to urgently evacuate from their bases located on nearby islands.
Until the beginning of May 1942, military success invariably accompanied the Japanese army and navy, which allowed Emperor Hirohito to take control of vast territories, including the Philippines, Java, Bali, part of the Solomon Islands and New Guinea, British Malaya and the Dutch East Indies. About 130,000 British troops were then in Japanese captivity.
Fracture in the course of hostilities
The US war against Japan took a different turn only after the naval battle between their fleets, which took place on May 8, 1942 in the Coral Sea. By this time, the United States was already fully supported by the forces of the allies in the anti-Hitler coalition.
This battle went down in world history as the first in which the enemy ships did not approach each other, did not fire a single shot, and did not even see each other. All combat operations were carried out exclusively by naval aircraft based on them. It was, in essence, a clash of two aircraft carrier groups.
Despite the fact that none of the opposing sides managed to win a clear victory during the battle, the strategic advantage, nevertheless, turned out to be on the side of the allies. Firstly, this naval battle stopped the successful, so far, advancement of the Japanese army, with the victories of which the war between the USA and Japan began, and, secondly, it predetermined the defeat of the Japanese fleet in the next battle, which took place in June 1942 in the area of the atoll Midway.
In the Coral Sea, 2 main Japanese aircraft carriers, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were sunk. This turned out to be an irreparable loss for the imperial fleet, as a result of which the victory of the United States and its allies in the next naval battle turned the tide of the entire war in the Pacific.
Attempts to hold on to past gains
Having lost 4 more aircraft carriers, 248 combat aircraft and its best pilots near Midway Atoll, Japan was no longer able to operate effectively at sea outside the coverage areas of coastal aviation, which became a real disaster for it. After that, the troops of Emperor Hirohito could not achieve any serious success, and all their efforts were directed to holding the previously conquered territories. Meanwhile, the war between Japan and the United States was still far from over.
During the bloody and heavy fighting that lasted over the next 6 months, in February 1943, American troops managed to capture the island of Guadalcanal. This victory was part of a strategic plan to protect the sea convoys between America, Australia and New Zealand. Later, before the end of the year, the United States and allied states took control of the Solomon and Aleutian Islands, the western part of the island of New Britain, the southeast of New Guinea, and were also part of the British colony.
In 1944, the war between the United States and Japan became irreversible. Having exhausted its military potential and not having the strength to continue offensive operations, the army of Emperor Hirohito concentrated all its forces on the defense of the previously captured territories of China and Burma, giving further initiative to the enemy. This caused a number of defeats. So, in February 1944, the Japanese had to retreat from the Marshall Islands, and six months later - from the Mariana Islands. In September they left New Guinea, and in October they lost control of the Caroline Islands.
The collapse of Emperor Hirohito's army
The war between the USA and Japan (1941-1945) reached its climax in October 1944, when the victorious Philippine operation was undertaken by the joint efforts of the allies. In addition to the American army, Mexico also took part in it. Their common goal was to liberate the Philippines from the Japanese.
As a result of the battle that took place on October 23-26 in Leyte Gulf, Japan lost the main part of its navy. Her losses were: 4 aircraft carriers, 3 battleships, 11 destroyers, 10 cruisers and 2 submarines. The Philippines was completely in the hands of the allies, but separate clashes continued until the end of World War II.
In the same year, having a significant superiority in manpower and equipment, American troops successfully carried out an operation to capture the island of Iwo Jima from February 20 to March 15, and Okinawa from April 1 to June 21. Both of them belonged to Japan, and were a convenient springboard for air strikes on its cities.
Particularly devastating was the raid on Tokyo, carried out on March 9-10, 1945. As a result of the massive bombardment, 250 thousand buildings were turned into ruins, and about 100 thousand people were killed, most of whom were civilians. In the same period, the war between the United States and Japan was marked by the offensive of the allied forces in Burma, and its subsequent liberation from Japanese occupation.
The first atomic bombing in history
After the Soviet troops launched an offensive in Manchuria on August 9, 1945, it became quite obvious that the Pacific campaign, and with it the war (1945) between Japan and the United States, was completed. However, in spite of this, the American government undertook an action that had no analogues either in previous or subsequent years. On his orders, a nuclear bombardment of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was carried out.
The first atomic bomb was dropped on the morning of August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima. She was delivered by a US Air Force B-29 bomber, named Enola Gay in honor of the mother of the crew commander, Colonel Paul Tibets. The bomb itself was called Little Boy, which means “Baby”. Despite its affectionate name, the bomb had a capacity of 18 kilotons of TNT and claimed the lives of, according to various sources, from 95 to 160 thousand people.
Three days later, another atomic bombing followed. This time, her target was the city of Nagasaki. The Americans, who are inclined to give names not only to ships or planes, but even to bombs, called her Fat Man - "Fat Man". Delivered this killer, whose power was equal to 21 kilotons of TNT, bomber B-29 Bockscar, piloted by a crew under the command of Charles Sweeney. This time between 60,000 and 80,000 civilians became victims.
Japanese surrender
The shock of the bombing, which ended the years of the US war with Japan, was so great that Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki turned to Emperor Hirohito with a statement about the need for a speedy cessation of all hostilities. As a result, already 6 days after the second atomic strike, Japan announced its surrender, and on September 2 of the same year, an appropriate act was signed. The signing of this historical document ended the US-Japan War (1941-1945). It also became the final act of the entire Second World War.
According to reports, US losses in the war with Japan amounted to 296,929 people. Of these, 169,635 are soldiers and officers of ground units, and 127,294 are military sailors and infantrymen. At the same time, 185,994 Americans were killed in the war with Nazi Germany.
Did America have the right to launch nuclear strikes?
Throughout all the post-war decades, disputes over the expediency and legitimacy of nuclear strikes carried out at a time when the war (1945) between Japan and the United States was almost over have not ceased. As most international experts note, in this case, the fundamental question is whether the bombings, which claimed tens of thousands of lives, were necessary to conclude a Japanese surrender treaty on terms acceptable to the government of President Harry Truman, or were there other ways to achieve the desired result?
Supporters of the bombing claim that thanks to this extremely cruel, but, in their opinion, justified measure, it was possible to force Emperor Hirohito to surrender, while avoiding the mutual sacrifices inevitably associated with the upcoming American invasion of Japan and the landing of troops on the island of Kyushu.
In addition, they cite statistical data as an argument, from which it is clear that every month of the war was accompanied by a mass death of residents of the countries occupied by Japan. In particular, it has been calculated that for the entire period of the stay of Japanese troops in China from 1937 to 1945, about 150 thousand people perished among the population every month. A similar picture can be traced in other zones of Japanese occupation.
Thus, it is easy to calculate that without the nuclear strike that forced the Japanese government to surrender immediately, each subsequent month of the war would have claimed at least 250,000 lives, which far exceeded the number of victims of the bombing.
In this regard, the now living grandson of President Harry Truman - Daniel Truman - in 2015, on the day of the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, recalled that his grandfather until the end of his days did not repent of the order given to him and declared the undoubted rightness of the decision. According to him, it greatly accelerated the end of the military confrontation between Japan and the United States. The World War could also last for several more months, if not for such decisive measures by the American administration.
Opponents of this point of view
In turn, opponents of the bombings say that even without them, the United States and Japan suffered significant losses in World War II, increasing which due to civilian casualties of the two cities subjected to nuclear attacks is a war crime, and can be equated with state terrorism.
Many American scientists who personally took part in the development of this deadly weapon made statements about the immorality and inadmissibility of nuclear bombing. Its earliest critics are the prominent American atomic physicists Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard. Back in 1939, they wrote a joint letter to US President Roosevelt, in which they gave a moral assessment of the use of nuclear weapons.
In May 1945, seven leading American experts in the field of nuclear research, led by James Frank, also sent their message to the head of state. In it, scientists pointed out that if America was the first to use the weapons they developed, this would deprive her of international support, become an impetus for an arms race and undermine the chances of establishing world control over this type of weapon in the future.
The political side of the issue
Leaving aside the arguments concerning the military expediency of inflicting an atomic strike on the cities of Japan, one more probable reason why the American government decided to take this extreme step should be noted. We are talking about a demonstration of force in order to influence the leadership of the Soviet Union and Stalin personally.
When, after the end of World War II, the process of redistribution of spheres of influence between the leading powers, which had defeated Nazi Germany shortly before, was going on, H. Truman considered it necessary to clearly demonstrate to the world who at the moment had the most powerful military potential.
The result of his actions was an arms race, the beginning of the Cold War and the notorious Iron Curtain that divided the world into two parts. On the one hand, official Soviet propaganda intimidated the people with a threat allegedly coming from "world capital", and created the United States, on the other hand, they did not get tired of talking about the "Russian bear" that encroached on universal and Christian values. Thus, the atomic explosions that thundered over Japanese cities at the end of the war echoed around the world for many decades to come.
In addition to the fact that, they have also unleashed wars over their more than 200-year history. How many were there? Everyone will be able to draw a conclusion for themselves by reading the list of countries (with a few explanations). The list of wars and conflicts is given below:
1622 Indians attacked at Jamestown.
1635-1636 - War with the Algoquin Indians in New England.
1675-1676 - the Indian War, which ended with the destruction of almost half of the cities in Massachusetts.
1792 - War to seize Kentucky.
1796 - Tennessee War.
1797-1800 - Pirate attacks on French civilian ships.
1800 - Slave rebellion led by Gabriel Prosser in Virginia. About a thousand people were hanged, including Prosser himself. The slaves themselves did not kill a single person.
1803 - War for the capture of Ohio.
1803 - Louisiana War.
1805-1815 - War in Africa for US rule to distribute drugs in the world.
1806 - attempted American invasion of the Rio Grande (then - Spanish possession).
1810 Spanish invasion of West Florida.
1812-1814 - war with England, invasion of Canada.
1812 - Spanish occupation of the west.
1813 - the capture of the Spanish Bay of Mobile, the occupation of the Marquesas Islands.
1814 - the occupation of the Spanish Pensacola.
1816 - attack on Fort Nichols in Spanish Florida.
1817-1819 Occupation of East Florida.
1824 - invasion of the Puerto Rican city of Fajardo.
1824 - American landing in Cuba.
1833 - invasion of Argentina.
1835 - the capture of Mexican Texas.
1835 - invasion of Peru.
1840 - Invasion of Fiji.
1841 - genocide on the island of Upolu (Drummond).
1843 - invasion of China.
1846-1848 - war with Mexico.
1846 - aggression against New Granada (Colombia).
1849 - shelling of Indochina.
1852 - invasion of Argentina.
1853-1856 - invasion of China.
1853 - invasion of Argentina and Nicaragua.
1854 - the destruction of the Nicaraguan city of San Juan del Norte.
1854 - attempt to capture the Hawaiian Islands.
1855 - invasion and coup in Nicaragua.
1855 - Invasion of Fiji and Uruguay.
1856 - invasion of Panama.
1858 - intervention in Fiji, genocide.
1858 - invasion of Uruguay.
1859 - attack on the Japanese fort Taku.
1859 - invasion of Angola.
1860 - invasion of Panama.
1863 - punitive expedition to Shimonoseki (Japan).
1864 - military expedition to Japan.
1865 - invasion of Paraguay, genocide, 85% of the population destroyed.
1865 - intervention in Panama, coup d'état.
1866 - attack on Mexico.
1866 - punitive expedition to China.
1867 Attack on the Midway Islands.
1868 - Multiple invasions of Japan.
1868 - Invasion of Uruguay and Colombia.
1874 - the entry of troops into China and Hawaii.
1876 - invasion of Mexico.
1878 - attack on Samoa.
1882 - the entry of troops into Egypt.
1888 - attack on Korea.
1889 - punitive expedition to Hawaii.
1890 - the introduction of troops into Haiti.
1890 - the introduction of troops into Argentina.
1891 - intervention in Chile.
1891 - punitive expedition to Haiti.
1893 - the introduction of troops into Hawaii, the invasion of China.
1894 - intervention in Nicaragua.
1894-1896 - invasion of Korea.
1894-1895 - war in China.
1895 - invasion of Panama.
1896 - invasion of Nicaragua.
1898 - the capture of the Philippines, genocide (600,000 Filipinos).
1898 - invasion of the port of San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua).
1898 - the capture of the Hawaiian Islands.
1899-1901 - war with the Philippines.
1899 - invasion of the Nicaraguan port of Bluefields.
1901 - the entry of troops into Colombia.
1902 - invasion of Panama.
1903 - the entry of troops into Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Syria.
1904 - the entry of troops into Korea, Morocco.
1904-1905 - intervention in the Russo-Japanese War.
1905 - intervention in the revolution in Honduras.
1905 - entry of troops into Mexico.
1905 - the entry of troops into Korea.
1906 - Invasion of the Philippines.
1906-1909 - the invasion of Cuba.
1907 - operations in Nicaragua.
1907 - intervention in the revolution in the Dominican Republic.
1907 - participation in the war of Honduras with Nicaragua.
1908 - invasion of Panama.
1910 - invasion of Bluefields and Corinto (Nicaragua).
1911 - intervention in Honduras.
1911 - genocide in the Philippines.
1911 - the introduction of troops into China.
1912 - capture of Havana (Cuba).
1912 - intervention in Panama during the elections.
1912 - invasion of Honduras.
1912-1933 - the occupation of Nicaragua.
1914 - intervention in the Dominican Republic.
1914-1918 - a series of invasions of Mexico.
1914-1934 - occupation of Haiti.
1916-1924 - occupation of the Dominican Republic.
1917-1933 - the occupation of Cuba.
1918-1922 - occupation of the Russian Far East.
1918-1920 - the entry of troops into Panama.
1919 - landing of troops in Costa Rica.
1919 - the war against the Serbs in Dolmatia on the side of Italy.
1919 - intervention in Honduras during the elections.
1920 - intervention in Guatemala.
1922 - intervention in Turkey.
1922-1927 - intervention in China.
1924-1925 - invasion of Honduras.
1925 - military operations in Panama.
1926 - invasion of Nicaragua.
1927-1934 - the occupation of China.
1932 - invasion of El Salvador.
1936 - intervention in Spain.
1937 - war with Japan.
1937 - intervention in Nicaragua, coup d'état.
1939 - the introduction of troops into China.
1941-1945 - genocide of the civilian population of Germany (Dresden, Hamburg).
1945 - nuclear attack on Japan.
1945-1991 - sabotage activities against the USSR. (Invasion of air possessions - more than 5,000, paratroopers - more than 140, direct sabotage. Total budget - 13 trillion dollars).
1946 - punitive operations in Yugoslavia.
1946-1949 - bombing of China.
1947-1948 - Vietnamese recolonization, genocide.
1947-1949 - military operations in Greece.
1948-1953 - military operations in the Philippines.
1948 - military coup in Peru.
1948 - military coup in Nicaragua.
1948 - military coup in Costa Rica.
1949-1953 - attempts to overthrow the government in Albania.
1950 - punitive operations in Puerto Rico.
1950-1953 - intervention in Korea.
1951 - military assistance to the Chinese rebels.
1953-1964 - special security operations in British Guyana.
1953 - The overthrow of Mossadegh, who received 99.9% of the vote in a referendum.
1953 - Forced deportation of the Innuit (Greenland).
1954 - Overthrow of the government in Guatemala: Invasion codenamed Operation PBSUCCESS and coup d'état by CIA mercenaries against President Jacobo Árbenz, who was about to carry out a deep land reform and nationalize the lands of the United Fruit Company. After the overthrow of Arbenz, four decades of military terror and civil war begin, in which about 140 thousand people die. A truce in the civil war is signed only in 1996
1954 - Iran: The CIA and British intelligence in the course of Operation Ajax organize the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh. Subsequently, Iran during the reign of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi becomes the most important ally of the United States in the Middle East.
1956 - the beginning of military assistance to the Tibetan rebels in the fight against China.
1957-1958 - an attempt to overthrow the government in Indonesia.
1958 - Occupation of Lebanon: US intervenes in the Lebanon Crisis
1958 - bombing of Indonesia.
1958 - China: In the confrontation between the PRC and Taiwan over the islands of Kinmen and Matsu, the US sends warships and marines to support Taiwan
1959 - the entry of troops into Laos.
1959 - punitive operations in Haiti.
1960 - military operations in Ecuador.
1960 - invasion of Guatemala.
1960 - support for a military coup in El Salvador.
1960-1965 - interference in the internal affairs of the Congo. Mobutu support.
1961-1964 - military coup in Brazil.
1961 - terrorist war against Cuba with the use of bacteriological weapons. A group of US-backed Cuban militants conduct an unsuccessful operation in the Bay of Pigs.
1962 - Cuba: During the Caribbean Crisis, the island is subject to a total blockade.
1962 - punitive operations in Guatemala.
1963-1966 - coup d'état and punitive operations in the Dominican Republic.
1964 - punitive operation in Panama.
1964 - support for the coup in Brazil.
1964-1974 - interference in the internal affairs of Greece.
1964 - Laos: American aircraft and ground troops conduct a military operation in northeastern Laos. After many years of fighting, the military solution is recognized as futile and the American intervention troops leave the country in 1973.
1964-1975 Aggression against Vietnam: US massively intervenes in the Vietnam War. During the hostilities in the country are up to 550 thousand US soldiers. The withdrawal of troops is carried out only in 1975.
1965 - coup in Indonesia, genocide.
1965 - Kazhbodzha: The United States bombards the border areas along the Vietnamese border. Thus, Cambodia was drawn into the Vietnam War.
1966 - intervention in Guatemala.
1967 - support for the coup and the subsequent fascist regime in Greece.
1968 - hunting for Che Guevara in Bolivia.
1971-1973 - bombing of Laos.
1971 - American military assistance in the coup in Bolivia.
1972 - the entry of troops into Nicaragua.
1973 - coup in Chile.
1973 - terror in Uruguay.
1974 - support for the Mobotu regime in Zaire.
1974 - preparation of aggression against Portugal.
1974 - an attempted coup in Cyprus.
1975 - the occupation of Western Sahara, the introduction of troops into Morocco.
1975 - intervention in the internal affairs of Australia.
1975 - attack on Cambodia.
1975-1989 - support for the genocide in East Timor.
1978 - military assistance to the dictator, financing of the genocide.
1979 - support for the cannibal Bokasa.
1979 - military assistance to the rebels of Yemen.
1980-1992 - military presence in El Salvador, special operations, genocide.
1980-1990 - military assistance to Iraq. A million dead in ten years.
1980 - support and funding for the Khmer Rouge.
1980 - Operation Gladio in Italy, 86 victims.
1980 - punitive operation in South Korea.
1980 - Iran: Operation Eagle Claw to free American hostages at the American embassy in Tehran fails
1981 - Coup attempt in Zambia.
1981 - military pressure on Libya, two Libyan aircraft shot down.
1981-1990 - support for the contras, terrorism, genocide.
1982 - interference in the internal affairs of Suriname.
1982-1983 - attack on Lebanon.
1982 - support for the genocide in Guatemala.
1983 - Iran/Iraq: The United States provides military support to Iran in the Iran-Iraq war in exchange for the release of American hostages in Tehran. At the same time, the United States is also supplying the Iraqi side with weapons.
1983 - Lebanon: As part of their international coalition, the United States intervenes in the Lebanese Civil War. As a result of a series of terrorist attacks, the international coalition leaves Lebanon.
1983 - intervention in Grenada: As a result of a coup d'état, a new government comes to power, focusing on the Soviet Union. This leads to the US invasion of Grenada
1983 - interference in the internal affairs of Angola.
1984 - two Iranian planes were shot down.
1984 - mining of the gulfs of Nicaragua.
1985 - financing of the genocide in Chad.
1986 - attack on Libya.
1986-1987 - attack on an Iranian ship in international waters, the destruction of an Iranian oil platform.
1986 - financing and military support of social terror, the seizure of natural resources.
1986 - Libya: As an act of retaliation for Libyan terrorist acts, the United States bombs targets in Tripoli and Benghazi (Operation El Dorado Canyon)
1987-1988 - participation in the Iraqi war against Iran, the use of chemical weapons.
1988 - financing of terror and genocide in Turkey.
1988 - the explosion of a passenger plane "Pan American" over Scotland. Found guilty in 2003. The US guided missile cruiser USS Vincennes (CG-49) shoots down an Iran Air passenger plane over the Strait of Hormuz, killing 290 people. According to the American side, it was impossible for their military to distinguish between an Iranian passenger plane and a military one and to establish contact with the pilots. At the same time, the American cruiser was in the territorial waters of Iran as part of Operation Earnest Will. The captain of the USS Vincennes was awarded the award.
1988 - invasion of Honduras.
1988 - the destruction of an Iranian passenger plane.
1989 - intervention in Panama.
1989 - two Libyan aircraft shot down.
1989 - bombing in the Philippines.
1989 - punitive operation in the Virgin Islands.
1990 - genocide in Guatemala.
1990 - naval blockade of Iraq.
1990 - financing of the Bulgarian opposition ($1.5 million)
1991 - aggression against Iraq.
1991 - bombing of Kuwait.
1992-1994 - occupation of Somalia.
1992 - genocide and terror during the seizure of the natural resources of Angola (destroyed 650,000 people).
1993-1995 - bombing of Bosnia.
1994-1996 - terror against Iraq.
1994 - genocide in Rwanda (about 800,000 people).
1995 - bombing of Croatia.
1998 - the destruction of a pharmaceutical plant in Sudan by a missile strike.
1998 - bombings of Iraq.
1999 - aggression against Yugoslavia.
2001 - invasion of Afghanistan.
2002 - the entry of troops into the Philippines.
2003 - actions in Liberia.
2003 - clashes with Syrian border guards.
2003 - Iraq: Iraqi War, which also involves a number of American allies. After the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein, a multi-year occupation begins, characterized by a high level of violence in the country, which, according to various sources, cost the lives of up to 655,000 Iraqis.
2004 - Somalia: US air strikes against Islamists, active support of Somali government forces in the civil war
2004 - the entry of troops into Haiti.
2004 - Coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea.
2008 - Invasion of Pakistan.
2008 - War in South Ossetia
2011 - War in Libya: Air strikes and rocket attacks on the country as part of the intervention in Libya. The result was the overthrow and assassination of head of state Muammar Gaddafi
2013 - 2017 - War in Syria: the US and its allies began to bomb the positions of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq
2014 - War in Ukraine
2015 - Yemen: US missile strikes on the positions of the Yemeni rebels - the Houthis and active support for the intervention of Saudi Arabia and its allies in Yemen
Only a miracle saved the British Empire from US military aggression in the 30s of the XX century
The world has long been accustomed to the "Russian threat" that the United States has been scaring it with for decades. True, for a long time this threat was called "red". The Cold War is over, but the phobias of the West remain. No wonder: America has always needed enemies.
"Red plan" for the UK
135 years ago (January 26, 1880) Douglas MacArthur was born - the man who was destined to play one of the main roles in developing an unusual plan for the US attack (until the forties they were called the United States of North America) on Great Britain. The American military hawks called it "Red Plan". Formally, the reason for the aggression was the colossal debt of Foggy Albion to the overseas power, amounting to nine billion (!) pounds sterling.
England owed this money to the United States since the First World War, when the Americans supplied the British with food and weapons on credit. The amount is astronomical, and it is clear that the UK was not able to give it away either immediately or in parts for a long time. And this fact was skillfully exaggerated by the media, which fueled the quiet hatred of ordinary Americans (crushed by the Great Depression) for an optional debtor. And here, perhaps, lies the essence of the "red" demarche.
After all, if we talk about the true reasons for the planned attack, then we need to remember that in the 1930s, during which the Red Plan was being developed, a severe crisis really broke out in the United States. And in such cases, as you know, a quick victorious war would be best suited, capable of distracting the population from internal domestic and financial problems. In addition, since the days of the colonial wars, the Yankees have traditionally disliked their Anglo-Saxon "brothers", who for a long time tried to return the young independent American state under their jurisdiction. And in the 1920s, when the development of such aggressive plans began, there were still Americans alive who remembered those times well.
Another real reason followed from the first - it was necessary to raise the American economy and industry that had gone into a stupor by placing military orders at enterprises and factories. And, finally, almost the main task was to conquer the notorious world (so far only economic) domination. Indeed, in the event of the defeat of Great Britain, the winner, the United States, automatically retreated all of its colonies.
"Color" wars
Moreover, the Americans would not be themselves if they had not organized preparations for capturing world markets on a special scale. In this sense, England was chosen by the Yankees for the attack, not as an exception, but among a whole series of alleged aggressions against other countries. After all, representatives of the overseas military department developed not only "red", but also no less ambitious "color" plans.
For example, the "green" plan involved the invasion of Mexico. "Purple" - to other nearby Latin American countries, and, like its counterpart, "magenta", covered the states of South America. In accordance with the "brown" they were preparing a landing in the Philippines.
The “golden” plan was designed for a war with France, which at that time had vast colonies in the Western Hemisphere and the most powerful army in the world, and therefore theoretically capable of seriously competing with the United States in their own fiefdom. "Black" was intended for Germany, "orange" - for Japan. "Yellow" was directed against China, "yellow-brown" extended to Cuba, the Dominican Republic and other island republics. Etc…
In a word, the Yankees had what they needed. They did not forget about their northern neighbor either. Thus, the confrontation with Great Britain assumed, first of all, the mastery of the strategic initiative in the North and Central Atlantic. And for this, as an integral part of the “red”, there was also the “Crimson Plan”, according to which Canada, a potential ally of Foggy Albion, was subjected to capture. Indeed, according to the Statute of Westminster, the Maple Leaf Country became legally independent from the British Isles only in 1931. And the very first aggressive plans in the United States were being prepared back in the 1920s. In any case, the entire territory of the northern neighbor was to be occupied, where at that time there were enough British military bases.
"Chemical" plan
And first of all, this concerned strategically advantageous bridgeheads, including those with access to the Western Atlantic, for example, Nova Scotia and the port of Halifax, the provinces of Quebec and Ontario (a special role was assigned to the combat operations of the US Navy on the Great Lakes). It was also supposed to launch an air strike on the transport hubs of Winnipeg and Moncton, as well as British garrisons. And for this, several airfields for bomber and transport aircraft were secretly built on the border with Canada.
So that the British would not suspect anything, the runways were even ... sowed with grass in order to quickly put them in order on M-Day and use them for their intended purpose. In addition, an impressive grouping of troops was gradually building up near the border: for example, not only large forces were quartered in Fort Drum, but also a large amount of weapons was stored.
Moreover, the Americans were by no means embarrassed in the means of achieving success. They quietly planned to use for the bombing, in addition to explosives, also poisonous substances. In total, a huge amount of $57 million was allocated for the preparation and implementation of the Red Plan. And it was quite actively mastered: in particular, large-scale exercises of all branches of the armed forces were organized and conducted. By the way, with the beginning of real hostilities, all the naval bases of Great Britain and in the Caribbean were also subject to capture: in Jamaica, Bermuda and other island and coastal territories. And in order to cut off possible assistance to the colonies from London, the Americans planned to disperse their entire navy at the time of the start of aggression in the Atlantic.
"Red sunset
The US military strategists did not forget to secure their western borders. And as a preventive measure, a throw to Victoria and Vancouver was chosen - to where the Pacific naval base of Great Britain was located. And as a secondary direction - the strengthening of their grouping in Hawaii. In a word, by 1935, on which “M-Day” was scheduled, the Americans had everything ready.
The Foreign Office was well aware that the clouds were gathering over London. The military preparations of the United States did not escape Germany either, in which, paradoxically, they were betting on victory in the upcoming confrontation with Foggy Albion. After all, if it is fair to assess the strength of both sides, then the advantage was still on the side of the British - both in human resources and in technical equipment and weapons. Hitler hoped that over time, together with Great Britain, who had won this confrontation, the Third Reich would defeat the overseas hegemon.
It was he, the Fuhrer, who became the "miracle" that destroyed all the plans of overseas strategists. In any case, a couple of years later, in 1937, the situation in Europe and around the world changed beyond recognition: in the east, the Japanese occupied China. And in Europe, German fascism was gaining more and more power - a regime that did not at all create the feeling of a vegetarian one. Be that as it may, by the end of the thirties, the agility of hotheads from American headquarters was cooled by US President Franklin Roosevelt, who was well aware of who the real enemy was for America. And soon after the entry of Great Britain into the Second World War, it turned into the closest ally for the States.
The last straw that turned the public opinion of both the American establishment and the country's ordinary population 180 degrees was Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. After that, the United States entered the war on the side of the anti-Hitler coalition. It is said that history has no subjunctive mood. And what would actually happen if the "Red Plan" actually came true, only God knows.
