# When did the American Empire begin

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> [@Charlie\_Tan](#):
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> AFAIK they’re still at it :  
> :cough: Ukraine 2014 :cough:

The US did not cause revolution in Ukraine. That is an excuse the Russians manufactured to invade.

Also, the Orange Revolution happened in 2004, not 2014

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