Piece of territory. The authorities of young america, already in the first half of the 19th century, began to adopt the traditions of the British School of military provocations. One of the first experiments of this kind in 1835 was the rebellion of the american settlers in texas, at that time part of mexico. Formally , washington declared neutrality, but in reality it actively supported immigrants from the United States who demanded independence from mexico. The rebels had almost half of the armies. Formed from americans, including the military. As a result of the rebellion, texas gained independence, and 10 years later it became part of the United States, which was rapidly expanding to the pacific coast. And american bayonets rushed across different continents. Since then, us authorities have organized dozens of times military provocations in various parts of the world, both to justify their own interventions and to incite conflicts that are beneficial to them without. Their direct p
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