<Dt> War Plan Red - Orange </Dt> <Dd> Considered a two - front war with the United States (Blue) opposing Japan (Orange) and the British Empire (Red) simultaneously . Ultimately this analysis led to the understanding that the United States didn't have the resources to fight a two front war, and it would make sense to focus on one front, probably in the Atlantic . Ultimately this was the decision made in the Plan Dog memo . </Dd> <Dt> War Plan Yellow </Dt> <Dd> Dealt with war in China--specifically, anticipating a repeat of the Boxer Uprising (1899--1901). War Plan Yellow would deploy the US army in coalition with other imperial forces to suppress indigenous discontent in the Shanghai International Settlement and Beijing Legation Quarter, with chemical weapons if necessary . </Dd>

What were the colors of the civil war