These Are All The Countries That The U.S. Has Invaded Since Its Founding

Indy 100: These are all the countries the USA has invaded, in one map

From Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, the US has had a military presence across the world, from almost day one of her independence.

What constitutes invasion? As one map below shows, the US has a military presence in much of the world without being an occupying force (though some would dispute that definition).

For instance, although the Confederacy considered the US to be a hostile invading power, indy100 are not counting the Civil War or any annexation within the continental United States as an 'invasion'.

Using data on US military interventions published by the Evergreen State College, in Olympia Washington, indy100 has created this map (below). The data was compiled by Dr Zoltan Grossman, a professor of Geography and Native Studies.

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WNU Editor: The site lists a number of caveats when they made this map .... but I immediately found three errors. The U.S. did not invade the Japanese mainland in 1945, but they did seize Okinawa (which was regarded as Japanese territory). The U.S. invaded Canada in the war of 1812 (though Canada at the time was part of the British empire). Then there was Grenada in 1983.