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War of 1812
Our War of 1812 with Great Britain was fought in part to annex Canada. -
The 1823 Monroe Doctrine
placed all of North and South America off limits for new European colonization. -
President James K. Polk
In 1846, President James K. Polk justified the Mexican-American War to expand our borders by falsely asserting that an American soldier had been killed on American soil by the Mexican military. General Ulysses S. Grant condemned the war as “wicked” in his War Memoirs. -
Hawaii’s
In 1893, the United States collaborated in the overthrow of Hawaii’s monarchy. Annexation followed five years later. -
Spanish-American War
The 1898 Spanish-American War was fought to expand our sphere of influence in the Caribbean and the Pacific. -
United States intervened militarily in Panama
The United States intervened militarily in Panama from 1903-1914 to secure its independence from Colombia, and to negotiate a treaty to construct and exercise sovereignty over the Panama Canal. -
Cuban independence
Cuban independence, [and] the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, liberty, and individual freedom....” Acting under the Platt Amendment, the United States intervened militarily in Cuban affairs in 1906-1909, 1912, and 1917-1922. -
United States intervened militarily
From 1914-1917, the United States intervened militarily in Mexico, including the capture of Vera Cruz and General John Pershing’s northern expedition, in response to Pancho Villa’s raids. -
The United States occupied Haiti militarily
The United States occupied Haiti militarily from 1915-1934 in response to chronic political instability there. -
Dominican Republic
We occupied the Dominican Republic militarily from 1916-1924 in response to threatened insurrections that threatened our interests. -
Nicaragua
he United States occupied Nicaragua militarily from 1926-1933, including fighting the rebel forces of Cesar Sandino against a Nicaraguan government we supported. -
Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz
In 1954, the United States overthrew the Socialist government of Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz in favor of a genocidal military dictatorship. -
Bay of Pigs
In 1961, the United States launched the ill-starred Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro. -
United States quarantined the shipment
In 1962, the United States quarantined the shipment of Soviet offensive missiles to Cuba to force the dismantling of Soviet missiles already there when the United States had Jupiter nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles aimed at the USSR along its border with Turkey. -
United States dispatched troops to the Dominican Republic
In 1965, the United States dispatched troops to the Dominican Republic to prevent the restoration to power of a political leader we opposed, Juan Bosch.
