• Bloomcole@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    They were booming and becoming a world power, the reason why the US wanted war with them.
    I wouldn’t call getting nuked, having to rebuild their infrastructure and economy from zero , and now as a vasal state to the US “had it alright” either.