foriegn policy events since the end of vietnam war

By keenty5

  • Fall of the burline wall

    Fall of the burline wall
    picture creditOn August 23, 1989 Hungary opened the iron curtain to Austria

  • yom kippur war

    yom kippur war
    Throughout 1972, and for much of 1973, Sadat threatened war unless the United States forced Israel to accept his interpretation of Resolution 242

  • Ayatollah Khomeini comes to power in Iran

    Ayatollah Khomeini comes to power in Iran
    picture creditHis first name, Ruhollah (the Spirit of God), is a common name in spite of its religious meaning

  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords
    Treaty betweer Israel and Egypt

  • Iranian Hostage Crisis

    Iranian Hostage Crisis
    picture creditOf the approximately 90 people inside the embassy, 52 remained in captivity until the end of the crisis.

  • Strategic defence initiative

    Strategic defence initiative
    picture creditto use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.

  • Iran- Contra Affair

    Iran- Contra Affair
    picture creditThe Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan

  • INF treat

    INF treat
    The Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Elimination of Their Intermediate-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles

  • US invasion or Lebanon

    picture creditIsrael’s reaction was to bomb Lebanon, killing over 50 people in Nabatiye, calling the attack “preventive” – presumably to “prevent” the UN session, which Israel boycotted.