The Georgian War was a conflict between the Allied forces of the United States and Greece against the forces of the New Russian Empire . In 1918, Georgia declared its' independence from Russia under a Socialist Menshevik government. In 1921, U.S forces invaded and took over the government, now part of the Commonwealth of Armenia. In 1931, Grigori Rasputin became the ruler of Russia. Under the advice of Josef Dughashvili, a native Georgian, he invaded the nation. Although Russian forces were able to take control of Georgia in a month, the American governor of Armenia, Franklin Roosevelt, managed to rally a force of Armenian militias, Greek troops, and American soldiers to fight against the Russians. The conflict soon escalated into a naval war. Neither nation was willing to commit to a long