<Li> 1916 to 1924: U.S. occupation of the (former Spanish colony) Dominican Republic </Li> <Li> United States intervention in Chile </Li> <P> The U.S. intervened in Europe during World War I. US troops intervened in the Russian Civil War against the Red Army with the Polar Bear Expedition . The US intervened in Europe and Japan, as well as the territories occupied by the Axis powers, during World War II . </P> <P> The US helped form the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 to resist communist expansion . The United States supported resistance movements and dissidents in the communist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union during the Cold War . One example is the counterespionage operations following the discovery of the Farewell Dossier which some argue contributed to the fall of the Soviet regime . After Joseph Stalin instituted the Berlin Blockade, the United States, Britain, France, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and several other countries began the massive "Berlin airlift", supplying West Berlin with up to 4,700 tons of daily necessities . US Air Force pilot Gail Halvorsen created "Operation Vittles", which supplied candy to German children . In May 1949, Stalin backed down and lifted the blockade . The US spent billions rebuilding Europe and aiding global development through programs such as the Marshall Plan . </P>

Where did the u.s. militarily intervene within the first decade of the cold war