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| | History of US Interventions Open-Content investigative project managed by Derek, mtuck
This is the home page for the History of US Interventions investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.
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Timelines
US-Indonesia-East Timor (1965-2002) (9) US-Vietnam (1947-2001) (23) US-UK-Diego Garcia (1770-2004) (57) US-Iraq 1980s (151) US-Brazil (1961-2003) (8) US-Bolivia (1951-2000) (7) US-Ghana (1952-1966) (18) US-Chile (1964-2005) (12) US-Cuba (1959-2005) (22) US-Cambodia (1955-1993) (12) US-Venezuela (1948-2005) (62) US-Laos (1958-1973) (3) US-Guatemala (1901-2002) (14) US-Congo (1959-1997) (17) US-Haiti (1804-2005) (33) US-Dominican Republic (1959-2005) (7) US-UK-Guyana (1953-1992) (19) US-El Salvador (1980-2002) (9) US-Nicaragua (1979-) (20) US-Panama (0) US-Iran (1952-1953) (3) |
Events Recently Added to the History of US Interventions timeline
- 4/19
- US Banker Praises Unregulated Financial Policies of Venezuelan Dictator, 1985, posted by mtuck
- 10/25
- Christian Broadcaster Calls for Assassination of Venezuelan President, August 22, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 10/25
- Deputy Intelligence Director Recommends US Air Strikes against Nicaraguan Military Targets, December 14, 1984, posted by mtuck
- 10/16
- US Ambassador: US Will Subject Chileans to ‘Utmost Deprivation and Poverty’ after Allende Takes Office, September 1970, posted by mtuck
- 10/16
- US Diplomat: Brutal Caribbean Dictator ‘Fine’ with America, After May 30, 1961, posted by mtuck
More Timeline entries sorted by the month they were published
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Recently Added Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently added events: next 20 - 4/19
- US Banker Praises Unregulated Financial Policies of Venezuelan Dictator, 1985, posted by mtuck
- 10/25
- Christian Broadcaster Calls for Assassination of Venezuelan President, August 22, 2005, posted by mtuck
- 10/25
- Deputy Intelligence Director Recommends US Air Strikes against Nicaraguan Military Targets, December 14, 1984, posted by mtuck
- 10/16
- US Ambassador: US Will Subject Chileans to ‘Utmost Deprivation and Poverty’ after Allende Takes Office, September 1970, posted by mtuck
- 10/16
- US Diplomat: Brutal Caribbean Dictator ‘Fine’ with America, After May 30, 1961, posted by mtuck
- 10/3
- Rightists Assert Control of El Salvador’s Post-Coup Armed Forces, October 15-16, 1979, posted by mtuck
- 11/16
- US Diplomat Joseph Wilson Faces Down Iraqis, Prevents Americans from Being Taken Hostage, September 20, 1990, posted by mtuck
- 2/6
- US Wargame Anticipates Looming Gulf War, June 9-August 4, 1990, posted by newmex
- 12/4
- Bush Praises Acting Ambassador in Iraq for Heroism, November 29, 1990, posted by mtuck
- 11/28
- Regime of Carlos Humberto Romero Overthrown in Coup, October 15, 1979, posted by AJB
- 8/23
- US Assists Salvadoran Government in Creation of New Security Agencies, 1960s, posted by AJB
- 8/23
- USS ‘Stark’ Attacked by Iraqi Warplane, 37 Sailors Die; US Holds Iran Responsible, May 17, 1987 and After, posted by mtuck
- 8/19
- Cheney Secures Permission for US Forces to Attack Iraq from Saudi Arabia, August 5, 1990 and After, posted by mtuck
- 8/19
- US Intelligence Community Predicts Iraq Will Not Invade Kuwait, Mid-1990, posted by mtuck
- 8/12
- Defense Secretary Cheney Helps Plan Iraq Invasion, Late 1990, posted by mtuck
- 8/12
- National Intelligence Estimate Predicts Iraq will Withdraw Rather than Face US Invasion, Late December 1990, posted by mtuck
- 6/18
- British MP Files Complaint over Use of Diego Garcia in Rendition of ‘Ghost Detainees’, June 2, 2008, posted by mtuck
- 2/22
- CIA Organizes General Strike in Guyana, April, 1963, posted by Szamko
- 2/10
- Presidential Candidate Walter Rodney Assassinated, June 3, 1980, posted by Szamko
- 12/28
- President Bush Waives Restrictions on Iraq’s Access to US Funds, January 1990, posted by mtuck
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Recently Updated Events
Showing 1-20 of 100 recently updated events: next 20 - 4/9
- Neoconservative Scholars Call on Reagan to Increase US Support for Iraq, April 27, 1987, posted by mtuck
- 10/26
- US Ambassador Gives Seeming ‘Green Light’ for Iraq’s Invasion of Kuwait, July 25, 1990, posted by mtuck
- 5/18
- East Timorese Vote for Independence, August 1999, posted by KJF
- 12/21
- US Supports Iraqi Ballistic Missile Development, November 1986, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Kuwait, CIA Agree on Policy to Pressure Iraq Over Border Dispute, November 2, 1989, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- CIA Acknowledges Iraq Still Using Chemical Weapons Against Iran, 1986, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Iraq Begins Using Chemical Weapons Against Iran; Iran Says Use Began in 1981, 1982, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Journalist Notes US Attempts to Protect Iraq Over Halabja Gassing, January 17, 2003, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Rumsfeld Claims No Knowledge of US Provision of Biological and Chemical Weapons Materials to Iraq, September 19, 2002, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- CDC Head Provides Lawmaker With List of Biological Materials Provided to Iraq, July 21, 1995, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Attorney General Refuses Independent Counsel for Iraqgate Investigation, August 1, 1992, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- House Asks for Investigation of ‘Iraqgate’, July 9, 1992, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Commerce Department Official Acknowledges Falsifying Documents for Iraq Export Licenses, June 23, 1992, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Nerve Gas Antidote, March 1992, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Iraq Receives Last US Shipment of Botulism Toxin, 1992, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Saad 16 Facility Working on Chemical, Nuclear Weapons, US Learns, 1989, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Commerce Department Approves Sale of High-Tech Products to Iraqi Weapons Research Facilities, July 18, 1990-August 1, 1990, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- Commerce Department Expedites Weapons Technology Export to Iraq, 1990, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- BNL Official Charged With Embezzling Funds for Iraq, August 1989, posted by mtuck
- 12/8
- State Department Ignores Iraq’s Chemical Weapons Industry, Advocates Broadening US-Iraq Ties, March 24, 1989, posted by mtuck
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This project takes an overall look at US government/military/CIA interventions around the world over the past century. It organizes the information into regions and countries, for each country giving a timeline highlighting particular intervention(s) while supplying a small context surrounding the events. While attempting to simply report events as they occurred, the project presents a generally critical view of these interventions with respect to US intentions and the results of the US actions, whereby the ever-repeated rhetoric of supporting “democracy,” and “freedom” is shown to be somewhat at odds with the reality.
Key events include the following:
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