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{{Infobox_item|image = USImperalismMap-0.GIF|imagecaption = Countries featured on this list where the US has invaded, bombed, supported authoritarian regimes, supported coups, supported terrorists or organised crime groups, or interfered in elections are coloured in red.}}''Content Warning: This article contains extensive discussion and description of torture, rape, murder and genocide''
''Content Warning: This article contains extensive discussion and description of torture, rape, murder and genocide''


''Note: We acknowledge that occasionally, US Imperialism CAN have benefits (for instance, killing Nazis) and we do not support all groups opposed to US Imperialism. The US is also not behind every event in global politics, they are an empire but not omnipotent. However, we strongly condemn US Imperialism as most of it leads to loss of life and the underdevelopment of countries, condemning hundreds of millions to a life of poverty.''
''Note: We acknowledge that occasionally, US hegemony CAN have benefits (for instance, [[Anti-Fascism|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 of America|United States]] Government in order to secure greater 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 imperialist gains or lied to their population.
A timeline of the actions taken by the [[United States of America|United States]] government in order to secure greater [[US Hegemony|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.


== 1900s ==
* 1891: Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_the_Hawaiian_Kingdom Wikipedia])
* 1948: The US begins supporting South Africa during [[Apartheid (South Africa)|Apartheid]], a brutal system of white supremacy and racial segregation that killed around 21,000 people. It also criminalised homosexuality, abortion, sex education
* 1936: US Corporations arm Nationalists in [[Spanish Civil War]], leading to their victory
* 1963: (''Alleged'') The US helps politicians in Canada to take down the prime minister over his refusal to station US nuclear missiles in the country and being too independent in terms of foreign policy.<ref>[[Wikipedia]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIA_activities_in_Canada#Possible_manipulation_of_political_affairs CIA Activities in Canada]</ref>
* 1950: Support for [[Franco Dictatorship]] in Spain
* 1973: The US organises economic warfare and a [[Chilean Military Coup (1973)|military coup in Chile]], South America's most stable democracy, in order to take down the elected socialist government that had nationalised the mining sector.<ref>[[Wikipedia]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat 1973 Chilean coup d'état]</ref> The new [[Pinochet Dictatorship|military dictatorship]] destroyed the economy, leaving the country deep in poverty and killing between 2,000 and 30,000 people, 27,000 people being tortured and survived) and 200,000 people were forced into exile (mainly to Argentina). In other words, 2.2% of Chile's population (of 10.1 million) had their lives ended or ruined by the dictatorship. Some notable torture and killing methods include:
* 1950: [[US Bombing of North Korea|Bombing of North Korea]]
** Electrocution of open wounds and the genitals on a person tied up on a metal bed.
* 1952: Support for [[Batista Dictatorship]] in Cuba
** Arresting entire families if a single member had leftist sympathies, and forcing family members to watch soldiers rape other members of their family, in other situations, families or close friends would have to listen to their beloved being tortured.
* 1954: Support for Guatemala military coup
** Forcing prisoners to crawl on the ground and lick the dirt off the floors. If the prisoners complained or even collapsed from exhaustion, they were promptly executed.
* 1954: Support for Paraguay military coup
** Forcing prisoners to swim in vats of excrement (shit) and eat and drink it.
* 1959: Support for Haiti coup
** Forcing prisoners to stay awake for five days while lying down, threatening to kill their children if they didn't.
* 1960: [[Terrorism in Cuba|Terrorism against Cuba]]
** Forcing prisoners to lie down and driving trucks and cars over their arms and legs, crushing their bones.
* 1962: Support for Military Dictatorship in Brazil
** Beating prisoners to the point that they'd either be deaf from being hit on the ears or have broken arms and legs, occasionally, amputation would be used as a torture technique.
* 1962: Support for Peru military coup
** Pouring water over a cloth that covered prisons' faces and breathing passages, causing individuals to experience a drowning sensation, and a near-death experience and killing many through asphyxiation.
* 1963: [[Vietnam War|Invasion of Vietnam]]
** Prisoners were hung upside-down with ropes, and they were dropped into a tank of water, headfirst. The water was contaminated (with poisonous chemicals, shit and piss) and filled with debris.
* 1964: Support for Colombia in Civil War
** Anal rape of prisoners by soldiers while soldiers insulted them to break their spirit.
* 1964: Support for Brazil military coup
** Using dogs to rape prisoners and inserting rats into prisoners anuses and vaginas.
* 1965: Support for Dominican Republic coup
** Forcing female prisoners to engage in sex with their brothers and fathers at gunpoint.
* 1967: Support for [[New Order (Indonesia)|Indonesian New Order]]
** Throwing dissidents from helicopters into the ocean, rivers, lakes or mountains where they would be instantly killed (and spend the last seconds of their live in absolute terror) and their bodies never found. This method of torture is continuously joked about in online right-wing spaces as their 'joking' plan for leftists.
* 1973: Support for Pinochet Dictatorship in Chile
** Left many victims reported suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, isolation, worthlessness, shame, anxiety and hopelessness.
* 1973: Support for Civic-Military Dictatorship in Uruguay
* 1975: (''Alleged'') The US helps politicians in Australia to [[Australian Constitutional Crisis (1975)|take down the prime minister]] over his desire to close a US military base violating its contract in Australia and to nationalise Australia's mining sector, it is alleged by one source that the CIA controls most trade unions, banks and political parties in Australia.<ref>[[Wikipedia]] - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis#Alleged_CIA_involvement 1975 Australian constitutional crisis]</ref>
* 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: [[Olof Palme|Assassination of Swedish prime minister]] (speculated)
* 1989: [[US Invasion of Panama|Invasion of Panama]]
* 1990: [[Gulf War (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
 
See also [[US Atrocities]]


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[[wikipedia:United_States_involvement_in_regime_change|Wikipedia Article on United States involvement in regime change]]

Latest revision as of 16:18, 31 July 2024

Content Warning: This article contains extensive discussion and description of torture, rape, murder and genocide

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

See also US Atrocities

Wikipedia Article on United States involvement in regime change

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