Zoltan Grossman is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire (Box 4004, Eau Claire, WI 54701 USA). His peace writings can be seen at http://www.uwec.edu/grossmzc/peace.html
Zoltan Grossman's 'A Century of American Military Interventions from Wounded Knee to Afghanistan'
South Dacota, 1890-?
Troops: 300 Lakota Indians massacred at Wounded Knee
Argentina, 1890
Troops: Buenos Aires interests protected
Chile, 1891
Troops: Marines clash with nationalist rebels
Haiti, 1891
Troops: Black workers' revolt on US-claimed Navassa Island defeated
Idaho, 1892
Troops: Army supresses silver miners' strike
Hawaii, 1893-?
Naval, troops: Independent kingdom overthrown, annexed
Chicago, 1894
Troops: breaking of rail strike, 34 killed
Nicaragua, 1894
Troops: Month-long occupation of Bluesfields
China, 1894-5
Naval, troops: Marines land in Sino-Japanese War
Korea, 1894-6
Troops: Marines kept in Seoul during war
Panama, 1895
Troops, naval: Marines land in Colombian province
Nicaragua, 1896
Troops: Marines land in port of Corinto
China, 1898-1900
Troops: Boxer Rebellion fought by foreign armies
Phillipines, 1898-1910(-?)
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, killed 600,000 Filipinos
Cuba, 1898-1902(-?)
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, still hold navy base
Puerto Rico, 1898-?
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, occupation continues
Guam, 1898-?
Naval, troops: Siezed from Spain, still used as base
Minnesota, 1898-?
Troops: Army battlers Chippewa at Leech Lake
Nicaragua, 1898
Troops: Marines land at port of San Juan del Sur
Samoa, 1899-?
Troops: Battle over succession to throne
Nicaragua, 1899
Troops: Marines land at port of Bluefields
Idaho, 1899-1901
Troops: Army occupies Couer d'Alene mining region
Oklahoma, 1901
Troops: Army battles Creek Indian revolt
Panama, 1901-14
Naval, troops: Broke off from Colombia 1903, annexed Canal Zone 1914-1999
Honduras, 1903
Troops: Marines intervene in revolution
Dominican Republic, 1903-04
Troops: US interests protected in Revolution
Korea, 1904-05
Troops: Marines land in Russo-Japanese War
Cuba, 1906-09
Troops: marines land in democratic election
Nicaragua, 1907
Troops: 'Dollar Diplomacy' protectorate set up
Honduras, 1907
Troops: Marines land during war with Nicaragua
Panama, 1908
Troops: Marines intervene in election contest
Nicaragua, 1910
Troops: Marines land in Bluefields and Corinto
Honduras, 1911
Troops: US interests protected in civil war
China, 1911-41
Naval, troops: Continuous occupation with flare-ups
Cuba, 1912
Troops: US interests protected in Havana
Panama, 1912
Troops: Marines land during heated election
Honduras, 1912
Troops: Marines protect US economic interests
Nicaragua, 1912-33
Troops, bombing: 20-year occupation , fought with guerrillas
Mexico, 1913
Naval: Americans evacuated during revolution
Dominican Republic, 1914
Naval: Fight with rebels over Santo Domingo
Colorado, 1914
Troops: Breaking of miners' strike by Army
Mexico, 1914-18
Naval, troops: Series of interventions against nationalists
Haiti, 1914-34
Troops, bombing: 19-year occupation after revolts
Dominican Republic, 1916-24
Troops: 8-year marine occupation
Cuba, 1917-33
Troops: Military occupation, economic protectorate
World War I, 1917-1918
Naval, troops: Ships sunk, fought Germany
Russia, 1918-22
Naval, troops: five landings to fight Bolsheviks
Panama, 1918-20
Troops: 'Police duty' during unrest after elections
Yugoslavia, 1919
Troops: Marines intervene for Italy against Serbs in Dalmatia
Honduras, 1919
Troops: Marines land during election campaign
Guatemala, 1920
Troops: 2-week intervention against unionists
West Virginia, 1920-21
Troops, bombing: Army intervenes against mineworkers
Turkey, 1922
Troops: fought nationalists in Smyrna (Izmir)
China, 1922-7
Naval, troops: Deployment during nationalist revolt
Honduras, 1924-5
Troops: Landed twice during election strife
Panama, 1925
Troops: Marines supress general strike
China, 1927-34
Troops: Marines stationed throughout the country
El Salvador, 1932
Naval: Warships sent during Faribundo Marti revolt
Washington, DC, 1932
Troops: Army stops WWI vet bonus protest
World War II, 1941-5
Naval, troops, bombing, nuclear: Fought Axis for 3 years; first nuclear war
Detroit, 1943
Troops: Army puts down Black rebellion
Iran, 1946
Nuclear threat: Soviet troops told to leave north (Iranian Azerbaijan)
Yugoslavia, 1946
Naval: Response to shooting-down of US plane
Uruguay, 1947
Nuclear threat: Bombers deployed as a show of strength
Greece, 1947-9
Command operation: US directs extreme right in civil war
China, 1948-9
Troops: Marines evacuate Americans before Communist victory
Germany, 1948
Nuclear threat: Nuclear-capable bombers guard Berlin airlift
Phillipines, 1948-54
Command operation: CIA directs war against Huk Rebellion
Puerto Rico, 1950
Command operation: Indepentence rebellion crushed in Ponce
Korea, 1950-53
Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: US and South Korea fight China and North Korea to stalemate; A-bomb threat in 1950, and vs. China in 1953. Still have bases
Iran, 1953
Command operation: CIA overthrows democracy, installs Shah
Vietnam, 1954
Nuclear threat: Bombs offered to French to use against siege
Guatemala, 1954
Command operation, bombing, nuclear threat: CIA directs exile invasion after new government nationalizes US company lands; bombers based in Nicaragua
Egypt, 1956
Nuclear threat, troops: Soviets told to keep out of Suez crisis; Marines evacuate foreigners
Lebanon, 1958
Troops, naval: marine occupation against rebels
Iraq, 1958
Nuclear threat: Iraq warned against invading Kuwait
China, 1958
Nuclear threat: China told not to move on Taiwan isles
Panama, 1958
troops: Flag protests erupt into confrontation
Vietnam, 1960-75
Troops, naval, bombing, nuclear threats: Fought South Vietnam revolt and North Vietnam; 1-2 million killed in longest US war; atomic bomb threats in 1968 and 1969
Cuba, 1961
Command operation: CIA-directed exile invasion fails
Germany, 1961
Nuclear threat: Alert during Berlin Wall crisis
Cuba, 1962
Nuclear threat: Naval blockade during missile crisis; near-war with USSR
Laos, 1962
Command operation: Military build-up during guerrilla war
Panama, 1964
Troops: Panamanians shot for urging canal's return
Indonesia, 1965
Command operation: Million killed in CIA-assisted army coup
Dominican Republic, 1965-6
Troops, bombing: Marines land during election campaign
Guatemala, 1966-7
Command operation: Green Berets intervene against rebels
Detroit 1967
Troops: Army battles Blacks, 43 killed
United States 1968
Troops: After King is shot; over 21,000 soldiers in cities
Cambodia, 1969-75
Bombing, troops, naval: Up to 2 million killed in decade of bombing, starvation, and political chaos
Oman, 1970
Command operation: US directs Iranian marine invasion
Laos, 1971-3
Command operation, bombing: US directs South Vietnamese invasion, 'carpet-bombs' countryside
South Dakota 1973
Command operation: Army directs Wounded Knee siege of Lakotas
Middle East, 1973
Nuclear threat: World-wide alert during Middle East War
Chile, 1973
Command operation: CIA-backed coup ousts elected Marxist president
Cambodia, 1975
Troops, bombing, gas: Captured ship, 28 die in helicopter crash
Angola, 1976-92
Command operation: CIA assists South African-backed rebels
Iran, 1980
Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing: Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in helicopter-plane crash. Soviets warned not to get involved in revolution
Libya, 1981
naval jets: Two Libyan jets shot down in manoeuvers
El Salvador, 1981-92
Command operation, troops: Advisors, overflights aid anti-rebel war, soldiers briefly involved in hostage clash
Nicaragua, 1981-90
Command operation, naval: CIA directs exile (Contra) invasions, plants harbour mines against revolution
Lebanon, 1982-4
Naval, bombing, troops: Marines expel PLO and back Phalangists, Navy bombs and shells Muslim and Syrian positions
Hondura, 1983-9
Troops: Manoeuvres help build bases near borders
Grenada, 1983-4
Troops, bombing: Invasion four years after revolution
Iran, 1984
Jets: Two Iranian jets shot down over Persian Gulf
Libya, 1986
Bombing, naval: Air strikes to topple nationalist government
Bolivia, 1986
Troops: Army assists raids on cocaine region
Iran, 1987-8
Naval, bombing: US intervenes on side of Iraq during war
Libya, 1989
Naval jets: Two Libyan jets shot down
Virgin Islands, 1989
Troops: St. Croix Black unrest after storm
Phillipines, 1989
Jets: Air cover provided for government against coup
Panama, 1989-90
Troops, bombing: Nationalist government ousted by 27,000 soldiers, leaders arrested, 2000+ killed
Liberia, 1990
Troops: Foreigners evacuated during civil war
Saudi Arabia. 1990-1
Troops, jets: Iraq countered after invading Kuwait; 540,000 troops also stationed in Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Israel
Iraq, 1990-?
Bombing, troops, naval: Blockade of Iraqi and Jordanian ports, air strikes; 200,000+ killed in invasion of Iraq and Kuwait; no-fly zone over Kurdish north, shiite south, large-scale destruction of Iraqi military
Kuwait, 1991
Naval, bombing, troops: Kuwait royal family returned to throne
Los Angeles, 1992
Troops: Army, Marines deployed against anti-police uprising
Somalia, 1992-4
Troops, naval, bombing: US-led United Nations occupation during civil war; raids against one Mogadishu faction
Yugoslavia, 1992-4
naval: NATO blockade of Serbia and Montenegro
Bosnia, 1993-5
Jets, bombing: No-fly zone patrolled in civil war; downed jets, bombed Serbs
Haiti, 1994-6
Troops, naval: Blockade against military government, troops restore President Aristide to office three years after coup
Croatia, 1995
Bombing: Krajina Serb airfields attacked before Croatian offensive
Zaire (Congo), 1996-7
troops: Marines at Rwandan Hutu refugee camps, in area where Congo revolution begins
Liberia, 1997
Troops: Soldiers under fire during evacuation of foreigners
Sudan, 1998
Missiles: Attack on pharmaceutical pland alleged to be 'terrorist' nerve gas plant
Afghanistan, 1998
Milliles: Attack on former CIA training camps used by Islamic fundamentalist groups alleged to have attacked embassies
Iraq, 1998-?
Bombing, missiles: Four days of intensive air strikes after weapons inspectors allege Iraqi obstructions
Yugoslavia, 1999-?
Bombing, missiles: heavy NATO air strikes after Serbia declines to withdraw from Kosovo
Yemen, 2000
Naval: Suicide attack on the USS Cole
Macedonia, 2001
Troops: NATO troops shift and partially disarm Albanian rebels
United States, 2001
Jets, naval: Response to hijacking attacks
Afghanistan, 2001
Massive us mobilization to attack Taliban, bin Laden. War could expand to Iraq, Sudan, and beyond.
Source: http://www.zmag.org/CrisesCurEvts/Interventions.htm
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