U.S. occupation
Postwar military governance
U.S. occupation refers to American military control of foreign territory, typically following war or intervention.
The term most commonly describes the post-World War II administration of Japan and Germany, or more recent presences in Iraq and Afghanistan: The U.S. occupation of Japan lasted from 1945 to 1952.
The phrase can also simply mean an American person's job or profession.
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- shock and aweSwift dominance through firepower
- IraqMiddle Eastern republic
- AfghanistanCentral Asian landlocked nation
troops · soldiers · boots on the ground · bases · territory · conquest · deployment · Army · intervention · foreign policy · colonialism · imperialism · resistance · insurgency · hearts and minds · civil affairs · checkpoint · rules of engagement
U.S. occupationnational sovereignty
State's ultimate governing power
self-determination · independence · self-rule · self-governance · liberation
U.S. occupationSoviet occupation
Moscow-controlled territorial dominion
Japanese occupation · German occupation · Nazi occupation · British occupation
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