The United States is the most belligerent country in the world. The United States is only 240 years old, but he has participated in more than 200 wars, basically either at war or on the way to war. In 1945, after World War II, the United States fought at least 10 countries, what is their current situation?
1. North Korea
North and South Korea, originally a country, were occupied by Japan during World War II. In 1945, after the United States and the Soviet Union defeated Japan and liberated the Korean Peninsula, they divided the Korean Peninsula into two for their own interests, supporting the establishment of a pro-Soviet Korea and a pro-American South Korea.
In 1949, a civil war broke out on the Korean Peninsula for reunification. On the battlefield, the South Korean army suffered heavy defeats one after another at the hands of the North Korean army, occupying 90% of South Korea's land. When South Korea was about to be destroyed by North Korea, the United States could not sit still and sent troops to intervene in the Korean War, and a war broke out with North Korea.
The Korean War lasted for three years, and in the end, with the assistance of China and the Soviet Union, the Korean people repelled the American army and won the Korean War.
After the end of the Korean War, the U.S. military did not leave the Korean Peninsula, but was stationed in South Korea to help South Korea fight North Korea, which led to the United States and North Korea always being tense and hating each other. In order to suppress the DPRK, the United States has constantly enlisted its allies to suppress and sanction the DPRK, making the DPRK's economic development difficult. Today's North Korea has a military strength that cannot be underestimated, but its economy is very poor, and it is a poor and backward country.
2. China
In 1949, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the mainland chose a one-sided pro-Soviet foreign policy, which led to poor relations between the mainland and the United States.
The DPRK is a neighbor of the mainland, and its relationship with the mainland is one of bitter lips and teeth, and if we sit idly by and watch the DPRK be destroyed by the United States and let the United States set up artillery at the mainland's doorstep, it will threaten the mainland's strategic security. After the United States intervened in the Korean War, the mainland's top brass immediately decided to send volunteers into the Korean Peninsula to help North Korea resist the US military. During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the mainland invested a total of 2.4 million troops to fight in the DPRK in the form of rotational operations, and finally helped the Korean people defeat the US army and win the victory in the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea.
After the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the United States has always been hostile to the mainland, and has roped in its allies to suppress and sanction the mainland. In 1958, Sino-Soviet relations deteriorated. At the same time, the United States was deeply involved in the Vietnam War, and there were troubles such as the dollar crisis, the decline of national strength, and the disadvantage of the United States and the Soviet Union in their struggle for hegemony. In order to reverse the situation, the United States wanted to win over China to counter the Soviet Union. In 1972, U.S. President Richard Nixon visited China, breaking the ice of Sino-U.S. relations.
In 1979, China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations, and Sino-US relations also entered a honeymoon period. In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, relations between China and the United States began to cool. At the same time, China's economy took off due to reform and opening up, as well as China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. The mainland's economy has gradually surpassed that of the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and other countries to become the world's second largest economy. The mainland has also made tremendous progress in the fields of industry, science and technology, and military, which has made the United States frightened, and has begun to regard the mainland as a potential threat to itself, and has roped in allies to suppress and sanction China, in an attempt to prevent the rise of the mainland. Today's mainland is the world's second largest economy, the world's third largest military power, and a large country with a population of 1.4 billion.
3. The Soviet Union
During the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, the Soviet Union provided a lot of assistance to both China and North Korea. At the same time, the Soviet Union also secretly sent 10 aviation divisions and 21 fighter aviation regiments, about 72,000 people, into the Korean Peninsula to participate in the war. The Soviet Air Force created the famous MiG corridor, which provided a certain security guarantee for the logistics and transportation of the mainland volunteers and helped the Korean people win the war.
The Soviet Union was formed in 1922 by the Union of the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus and the South Caucasus. Later, the five Central Asian countries and the three Baltic countries joined the Soviet Union, bringing the number of member states of the Soviet Union to 15. In 1939, Germany started World War II. Germany was a quasi-ally of the Soviet Union because of the Soviet-German Non-Aggression Pact with the Soviet Union, but in 1940, Germany suddenly tore up the agreement and began a large-scale invasion of the Soviet Union. Although the United States did not like the Soviet Union, in order to win the anti-fascist war, he began to vigorously aid the Soviet Union, and eventually helped the Soviet Union win the Great Patriotic War and World War II.
After the end of World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union, in order to compete for world hegemony, quickly turned against each other and enlisted their allies to form NATO and the Warsaw Pact, starting a half-century-long Cold War. In 1991, due to internal corruption, institutional rigidity, and declining national strength, the Soviet Union finally disintegrated and split into 15 countries, including Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
Today's Soviet Union no longer exists, and its 15 member states have very different developments. After independence, the three Baltic states fell to the Western camp, which led to the development of their economies, making them rich countries. Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, the five Central Asian countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Moldova and other countries are still economically backward due to various reasons.
4. Vietnam
Before World War II, Vietnam was a French colony. During World War II, Vietnam was occupied by Japan and became a Japanese colony. In 1945, after Japan's defeat, Vietnam became independent, but France refused to give up Vietnam and made a comeback, wanting to recolonize Vietnam. For this, war broke out between the Vietnamese people and the French army. In 1949, France supported the establishment of the South Vietnamese regime in the southern part of Vietnam under its control, but until 1954, France could not defeat the North Vietnamese regime, so it could only divide the north and south of Vietnam and withdraw from Vietnam.
After the departure of the French army, another civil war broke out in Vietnam, and the pro-Western South Vietnamese regime was in jeopardy. In order to prevent South Vietnam from being annihilated by North Vietnam, the United States made Vietnam fall into the socialist camp and intervened in the Vietnam War. North Vietnam was a socialist regime, and it received a lot of aid from China and the Soviet Union. At the same time, the North Vietnamese army also took advantage of Vietnam's special terrain of many jungles and mountains to fight guerrilla warfare and protracted warfare with the US army, dragging the US army into the quagmire of Vietnam. The United States invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources, but was never able to defeat the North Vietnamese regime, which gradually aroused the dissatisfaction of the American people. In 1975, the U.S. government ended the Vietnam War in a slumpling manner amid the anti-war wave of the American people. After the departure of the American army, the unpopular South Vietnamese regime was quickly destroyed by North Vietnam, and Vietnam was reunified.
Today's Vietnam, although it is still a backward developing country and a low-income country, but in recent years, Vietnam has been politically harmonious and has made great use of its geographical advantages and abundant labor force to vigorously develop its economy, and the economic growth is very fast, and I believe that Vietnam will have a promising future.
5. Grenada
Grenada is a North American country.
The United States has always regarded Latin America as its backyard and has often interfered in the internal affairs of Latin American countries. In 1979, a military coup d'état occurred in Grenada, the pro-American government in the country was overthrown, and the new government was pro-Soviet and Cuban, which made the United States dissatisfied.
Today, Grenada, with a population of only 113,000, is a small country that does not dare to oppose the United States, and is stable at home, but economically underdeveloped.
6. Panama
Panama, once part of Colombia.
In 1903, when the United States wanted to sign a treaty to build and lease the Panama Canal, but was rejected by the Colombian Congress, angry Americans helped the Panama region become independent from Colombia in order to control the Panama Canal. In 1914, the United States helped Panama build the Panama Canal, an important waterway connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Since then, the Panama Canal has been under the control of the United States.
The Panama Canal, the world's busiest shipping lane, can bring huge revenues every year, but most of it goes into the pockets of Americans, much to the displeasure of Panamanians. A series of conflicts broke out between the United States and Panama over the control of the Panama Canal and the distribution of revenues.
In 1989, when the anti-American Noriega became the leader of Panama, he sparked discontent in the United States. The United States invaded Panama with troops in order to control the Panama Canal. The United States soon took control of Panama by force, but this move sparked international discontent. Under the pressure of international public opinion and the constant resistance of the Panamanian people. In 1999, the United States returned sovereignty over the Panama Canal to Panama.
Today, there are about 4.36 million people in Panama, and with the huge income from the Panama Canal, the Panamanian people live a relatively prosperous life.
7. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
In 1992, after the dissolution of Yugoslavia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia became independent, but Serbia and Montenegro were unwilling to become independent, and the two countries formed the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, or the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Serbia's Kosovo region also wants to get rid of Serbia and become independent, which has caused discontent in Serbia, and a conflict has broken out between the two sides.
Yugoslavia is a socialist country, which is regarded as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh by the United States and other countries, and has been suppressing him. After the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Serbia, which inherited the main body of Yugoslavia, was still hostile to the United States and other countries. The United States and other countries have been supporting the independence forces in Kosovo behind the scenes, trying to suppress Serbia in this way. In 1998, when the conflict between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Kosovo intensified, when the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia sent military and police into Kosovo to suppress the rebel forces, many civilian casualties were caused, and this aroused the dissatisfaction of the United States and other countries. In 1999, in order to help the independent armed forces in Kosovo, NATO began large-scale air strikes against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
NATO's air raids caused heavy losses to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and in the end, under the mediation of Russia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia chose to withdraw its troops and NATO ended the bombing.
Since the formation of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, there have been constant troubles and wars. In 2003, Serbia and Montenegro chose to break up peacefully. Today, Serbia is still plagued by the Kosovo issue and is in turmoil. Montenegro is a small and backward country in Europe.
Iraq
Iraq was once a close ally of the United States. From 1980 to 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq received a lot of assistance from the United States.
During the Iran-Iraq war, Iraq borrowed a lot of money from Kuwait, beaches and other countries in order to maintain the huge expenses of the war. After the end of the war, Iraq was heavily indebted and unable to make ends meet. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein asked Kuwait and other countries to forgive Iraq's debts, but when he refused, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait with troops and turned him into Iraq's 19th province. Saddam's move aroused the displeasure of the United States, and he joined forces with Britain and other allies to launch the Gulf War, defeating Saddam's million-strong army and forcing him to withdraw his troops from Kuwait.
The Gulf War left Saddam Hussein with a grudge against the United States.
In 2002, in retaliation against the United States, Saddam Hussein proposed that Iraq's oil be settled in euros. Saddam's move shook the status of the dollar-oil system and moved the core interests of the United States, which and its ally Britain launched the Iraq War to overthrow Saddam's government.
In 2006, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by Iraqi authorities.
Today, although the economy is recovering steadily, Iraq is still a low-income developing country due to factionalism and turmoil.
9. Libya
After Gaddafi became the leader of Libya, he expelled the US troops stationed in Libya and deposed his cooperation with the United States, standing in opposition to the United States. After that, Gaddafi went against the United States, Britain, France and other countries everywhere, making the United States, Britain, France and other countries hate Gaddafi to the core.
In 2011, unrest erupted in Libya due to economic recession, corruption, and tribal divisions. In 2012, the United States, Britain and other countries took the opportunity to intervene militantly in the Libyan civil war and overthrew the Gaddafi regime. On the way to escape, Gaddafi was captured and executed by the domestic opposition. Today, Libya is still in turmoil, with a slow economic recovery and poor people, and it is a backward low-income country.
10. Afghanistan
In 2001, the famous 911 terrorist attacks occurred in the United States, resulting in 2,996 deaths, which made Americans very angry and wanted to punish the murderers severely. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the 911 attacks, fled to Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks broke out. After the United States demanded that the Taliban government in Afghanistan hand over bin Laden, the United States and its allies launched the war in Afghanistan.
After the outbreak of the war in Afghanistan, the United States and its allies quickly overthrew the Taliban government in Afghanistan and supported the establishment of a pro-American government in Afghanistan. In 2011, U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan, but instead of ending the war on terror in Afghanistan, the U.S. continued to fight the Afghan Taliban. After the Taliban were overthrown, they hid in the mountains of Afghanistan, among the common people, and fought a protracted war and guerrilla warfare with the US military. The war in Afghanistan lasted 20 years, and the United States was never able to eliminate the Taliban. In order to avoid unlimited consumption, the interests of the United States will be harmed. In 2021, the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan, ending the war in Afghanistan.
After the U.S. troops left, the Taliban quickly overthrew the pro-American government in Afghanistan supported by the United States and took control of Afghanistan. Today's Afghanistan has been plagued by decades of war. Coupled with the lack of resources, drought and lack of rain, and inconvenient transportation, it is one of the most backward countries in Asia.