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@cryptodonator Feb 6, 2023, 8:29 PM UTC

Japanese invasion of New Guinea.

Source The island of New Guinea was a target for Japanese aggression at the start of World War II because it is located directly north of Australia, not because of any inherent importance. The Japane…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Feb 5, 2023, 7:16 PM UTC

US conquest of Solomon Islands.

Source On August 7, 1942, American forces launched their first offensive against Japan against the island of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Because the Japanese were not ready for the landings,…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Feb 4, 2023, 7:01 PM UTC

Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Source Saddam Hussein, the leader of Iraq, invaded Kuwait, a neighboring country on the Persian Gulf, in 1990. He argued that as Kuwait had once been a part of Baghdad's domain during the Ottoman era…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Feb 3, 2023, 4:58 PM UTC

Japanese invasion of Burma.

Source Burma looked an improbable location for battle in the months before hostilities in the Pacific began. According to the British, the terrain was too difficult and jungle-covered for soldiers to…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Feb 2, 2023, 4:59 PM UTC

Nazi invasion of Balkans.

Source Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, believed his nation needed some straightforward glory as well after witnessing his buddy Adolf Hitler effortlessly win in both eastern and western Euro…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Feb 1, 2023, 6:07 PM UTC

The Paraguayan war.

Source When the Spanish viceroyalty of Rio de la Plata was abolished in South America in the 1820s, Paraguay rejected Argentine dominance by announcing its independence. Francia and Lopez, two dictat…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Jan 31, 2023, 5:29 PM UTC

Nazi occupation of Austria.

Source Adolf Hitler advocated for the unification of all German-speaking peoples in his book Mein Kampf, and this viewpoint dominated his pre-World War II foreign policy. Despite the fact that the Ve…

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@cryptodonator Jan 30, 2023, 6:08 PM UTC

British invasion of New York. (1777)

Source The British thought they were in a great position to put an end to the American Revolution when General William Howe took New York City in the second part of 1776. They controlled a wide area…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Jan 29, 2023, 5:00 PM UTC

US conquest of Indians of North America.

Source The native Americans, or American Indians, have been the target of attempts by Europeans to impose their will ever since they first arrived on the American continent. Land was the main cause o…

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cryptodonator
@cryptodonator Jan 28, 2023, 8:24 PM UTC

Napoleon's invasion of Egypt.

Source Napoleon Buonaparte became a national hero in France by 1798 as a result of his conquest of Toulon and his successful campaign in Italy. Due to the probable political threat that his celebrity…

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