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peace corps
sent American colunteers around the world on the "mission of freedom" to assist developing countries -
bay of pigs invasion
a CIA-led force of Cuban exiles attacked Cuba in the Bay of Pigs.
U.S. and Cuba relationship is tense. -
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Cuba missile crisis
U.S. intelligence discovered that Soviets were building nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
Soviet Union and U.S. relationship is tense. -
normalize relations with China
President Nixon made the trip to China.
U.S. and China relationship is normalized. -
detente with Soviet Union
President Nixon made a trip to Soviet Union.
Soviet Union and U.S. relationship is detented