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Korean War
A conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation. -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the paramilitary group Brigade 2506 -
Cuban Missle Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the Soviet Union and Cuba on one side, and the United States on the other. It is one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to turning into a nuclear conflict -
U.S. build-up of troops in Vietnam War
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Paris Peace Accords
End of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. -
OPEC Embargo
OPEC places an embargo on oil to U.S. because of the nation's support for Isreal -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Froze the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers at existing levels, adding some peace to the nuclear war scare. -
U.S. agrees to return Panama Canal
Jimmy Carter signed a treaty agreeing to return control of the Panama Canal -
Camp David Accords
Talks ultimately leading to peace between Israel and Egypt -
Diplomatic relations with China
U.S. fully recognizes and opens the way for diplomatic relations with China. -
U.S. Embargo
In response to the Soviets invading Afghanistan, U.S. places an embargo on sales of grain to the Soviet Union, boyvoyys the Moscow Olympic Games, and delays completion of SALT II. -
Invasion of Grenada
Ronald Regan orders an invasion of Grenada after a Marxist revolution in the Caribbean nation. -
Iran weapons deal
U.S. secretly sells weapons to Iran in hopes of gaining release of American hostages in Lebanon. -
Panama Invasion
George H. W. Bush orders the invasion of Panama and captures Manuel Noriega -
Gorbachev and Bush meet
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Washington, D.C., for three days of talks with President George Bush. The summit meeting centered on the issue of Germany and its place in a changing Europe. -
Persian Gulf War
U.S. leads a multinational force to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, -
Destruction of Twin Towers
Terrorist attack in New York City killing thousands of innocent Americans which immediately prompted the start of the War on Terror,
