Timeline of US Hegemony

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Note: We acknowledge that occasionally, US hegemony CAN have benefits (for instance, killing Nazis) and we do not support all groups opposed to US hegemony. The US is also not behind every event in global politics, they are an empire but not omnipotent. However, we strongly condemn US hegemony as most of it leads to loss of life and the underdevelopment of countries, condemning hundreds of millions to a life of poverty.

A timeline of the actions taken by the United States government in order to secure greater hegemony and power and wealth at the expense of people, both its own and abroad. We include authoritarian regimes and dictatorships supported by the US, coups supported by the US, interference in elections, invasions, suppression of rebellions (domestic and abroad), bombing campaigns and support for terrorist or guerilla groups. Actions against piracy and retaliation against states that the declared war on the US are not included on this list, except in situations where the US used it for hegemonic gains or lied to their population.

1891: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii (Wikipedia)
1936: US Corporations arm Nationalists in Spanish Civil War, leading to their victory
1950: Support for Franco Dictatorship in Spain
1950: Bombing of North Korea
1952: Support for Batista Dictatorship in Cuba
1954: Support for Guatemala military coup
1954: Support for Paraguay military coup
1959: Support for Haiti coup
1960: Terrorism against Cuba
1962: Support for Military Dictatorship in Brazil
1962: Support for Peru military coup
1963: Invasion of Vietnam
1964: Support for Colombia in Civil War
1964: Support for Brazil military coup
1965: Support for Dominican Republic coup
1967: Support for Indonesian New Order
1973: Support for Pinochet Dictatorship in Chile
1973: Support for Civic-Military Dictatorship in Uruguay
1975: Support for Peru military coup
1976: Support for Argentina military coup
1979: Support for Taliban in Afghani Civil War.
1980: Support for El Salvador military coup
1982: Support for Habre Dictatorship in Chad
1983: Invasion of Grenada
1986: Bombing of Libya
1986: Assassination of Swedish prime minister (speculated)
1989: Invasion of Panama
1990: Bombing of Iraq
2001: Invasion of Afghanistan
2002: Support for Venezuelan military coup
2003: Invasion of Iraq
2004: Support for Haiti coup
2005: Support for Kyrgyzstan coup
2006: Support for Palestine coup
2009: Support for Syria coup
2011: Support for Vietnam coup
2011: Support for Libya military coup
2014: Support for Thailand coup
2019: Support for Venezuela coup