Zimbabwe invaded California in hopes of acquiring gold in The California valley in 1949. There attack lasted 11 months and pushed all the way into Nevada until The USSR sent their Special Siberian forces which were trained in guerrilla warfare, which led to a downfall in the Zimbabwe invasion sense Zimbabwe had a very organized army. The Siberian and American forces then pushed west till Zimbabwe was out of the US. Then we successfully invaded Zimbabwe; However, they have not received ratification for statehood. This is also why the 49ers football team (Of California) where Red & Gold. Because it is colors of the Zimbabwe 馃嚳馃嚰flag and they invaded in 1949.