PugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 1 year agoJapanese schoolgirls training with a machinegun for the anticipated American invasion of Japan, WW2, 1945media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down111
arrow-up1387arrow-down1imageJapanese schoolgirls training with a machinegun for the anticipated American invasion of Japan, WW2, 1945media.kbin.socialPugJesus@kbin.socialM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square79fedilink
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI thought it was copper? Ah, looks like both were factors. And we wanted them to leave all their neighbors alone.
minus-squareSoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoOh I’m not going to say that pre-WW2 America was benevolent or anything like that. We bought Guam and the Philippines from Spain and were perfectly happy for France to have Vietnam. It’s a good clarification though, thanks.
I thought it was copper? Ah, looks like both were factors. And we wanted them to leave all their neighbors alone.
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Oh I’m not going to say that pre-WW2 America was benevolent or anything like that. We bought Guam and the Philippines from Spain and were perfectly happy for France to have Vietnam. It’s a good clarification though, thanks.