this post was submitted on 06 Sep 2024
38 points (78.8% liked)

Explain Like I'm Five

19259 readers
115 users here now

Simplifying Complexity, One Answer at a Time!

Rules

  1. Be respectful and inclusive.
  2. No harassment, hate speech, or trolling.
  3. Engage in constructive discussions.
  4. Share relevant content.
  5. Follow guidelines and moderators' instructions.
  6. Use appropriate language and tone.
  7. Report violations.
  8. Foster a continuous learning environment.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

And Mexico. And Spain. And even Britain (in the pacific northwest).

ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

ETA: And Samoa, Philippines, Cuba, Guam, etc.

To be fair, most of those were also "Spain" at the time.

[–] TheRaven@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago

Also Britain in the Canadian colonies in 1812.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

and literally the entirety of south america, sans like one or two countries

[–] tate@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know of the US ever occupying or controlling (explicitly) a south american country.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

then you should study it a little bit closer. or at all.