United States of America

History

Colonization

The Americas were colonized starting in the 1500s. By the 1700s, Great Britain had established themselves as a great power in the Americas. From 1756 to 1763, Great Britain and the Kingdom of France fought in the Seven Years War, which ended in a British victory, forcing France to sede all of their territories in North America to Britain.

Independence

Following the beginning of the American Revolutionary War, The US declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. The British Army was defeated in 1781, and Great Britain recognized American independence on December 5, 1782.

Quasi-War

In 1793, the US suspended repayment of French loans, and France viewed the treaties between the US and Britain as incompatible with previous treaties. France starts a naval battle with the US without declaring in October 1796, the war ends in September.

War of 1812

The United States were increasingly angry at British actions against him, so he declared war on June 18, 1812. The British raided and burned Washington during the war. The causes of the war had evaporated and both sides agreed to a peace, and the US claimed victory on February 18, 1815.

Mexican–American War

The Republic of Texas was annexed by the US in 1845. This led to the Mexican–American War in 1846, because Mexico considered Texas to be a part of Mexico. The US army defeated the Mexican armies, ending the war in 1848. The US took Texas and the lightly settled northern parts (Alta California).

Expedition to Japan

In 1953, the USA sailed to Japan, to negotiate trade. Althuogh Japan is reluctant, when the USA brings in large gunships, Japan agrees to open up trade.

Spanish–American War

The Kingdom of Spain refused American demands to reform its oppressive policies in Cuba, and the US declared war on April 25, 1898. It involved a series of quick American victories on land and at sea. The war ended on August 13, 1898. The United States acquired the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam at the peace conference, and made Cuba become an independent country.

World War I

In January 1917, Germany started attacking American passenger ships. Later, Germany wrote a secret telegram note to Mexico that suggest that they should attack the US together, the UK found out about the note and told him. The US became angry, and declare war against Germany on April 6, 1917. World War I ended on November 11, 1918, with the Treaty of Versailles and the Armistice of Compiègne.

World War II

When World War II broke out in 1939, the United States said they would not get involved in the war in the beginning. Despite Britain's pleas to gain American help in the war following the Battle of France, America refused, stating that their involvement in World War I as well as the Great Depression stopped them from entering the war. American support to the Allies was limited to military aid to Britain, as well as sanctions on the Empire of Japan in response to their invasion of China.

In retaliation, on December 7, 1941, Japan attacked the American Pacific Fleet naval base in Pearl Harbor, in the Territory of Hawaii, and subsequently declared war on America. America responded with a declaration of war of their own, and when Germany and Italy declared war on America, America did the same. America started by providing troops to British army bases to help their fight against the Axis.

In March 1942, America lost the Commonwealth of the Philippines to Japan after American troops withdrew from the territory.

The US fought in air and naval battles with Japan, and in Europe and Africa. The US also bombed Germany from airplanes, and invaded Normandy with the UK on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). A year later, the US and his allies had taken Berlin, and Germany surrendered on May 8, 1945, occupied by the Allies. On August 6 and 9, 1945, the US decided to drop two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrendered afterwards on August 15, 1945, ending the World War II.

Cold War

After World War II, the USSR and the US became the two most powerful countries in the world. The USSR tried to get many Eastern European countries to become Communist, and the US tried to stop them from being Communist, starting to support Western European countries. The NATO military alliance was founded on April 4, 1949, being a threat to the USSR. They fought indirectly in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. The Warsaw Pact was founded on May 14, 1955. They also developed many nuclear weapons and other long-range weapons which they could strike the other. On June 25, 1950, North Korea declared war on South Korea, and the US joined the war two days later. The United Nations then invaded North Korea in October 1950. They supported South Korea against North Korea, who had the help of China and the USSR. They eventually signed an agreement on July 27, 1953, establishing the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Vietnam and South Vietnam started a civil war on November 1, 1955. The United States began to support South Vietnam in 1964. The Gulf of Tonkin incident happened in 1964. This eventually made him join the war on March 8, 1965. The US carried out a lot of bombing against North Vietnam during the war. The US' losses in the war, made him exit the war on March 29, 1973. The two countries slowly started a competition to achieve spaceflight, called the Space Race. In October 1957, the USSR launched the first Earth satellite Sputnik 1. This led to the Apollo Moon landings by the United States in July 1969, making it the first country to achieve a moon landing. During the Space Race, the Soviet Union installed nuclear missiles in Cuba, and the US responded with a naval blockade, which is the Cuban Missile Crisis. The USSR eventually removed the missiles in Cuba, ending a crisis that almost brought the world to nuclear war. The Soviet Union dissolved on December 26, 1991, and split into 15 countries. This ended the Cold War, with the victory of the United States.

War in Afghanistan

Because of the attacks by terrorists in the United States, he decided to invade Afghanistan by starting the war in Afghanistan in October 7, 2001. The main goal of the war was to eliminate Taliban terrorists, and the US had allied with Afghanistan. Eventaully, Due to Afghanistan’s defeats in the battles and the inaction of the US, he signed agreements with the Taliban, and exit the war on 30 August 2021. Afghanistan was soon taken over by the Taliban.

Appearance

The United States' flag consists of 13 red and white stripes, representing the original 13 colonies that made up the original states. There is a blue canton on the top-left corner and 50 white stars, representing the 50 states. He is almost always seen wearing sunglasses. Multiple merches of the United States are on sale on the MrSpherical Store.

Personality

The United States' personality stems primarily from how Polandball normally characterizes him, specifically being loud, rude and boastful. He often says that other balls are wrong and sometimes roasts, despises and abandons them. He loves challenges and races, but often starts wars for his own benefit and generally doesn't apologize for his actions. He usually appears in videos as a villain or comedic character.

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