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Significant Foreign Policy Events Since the End of the Vietnam War
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Yom Kippur War
The war began with a massive and successful crossing. -
Helsinki Accords
Thirty five nations signed the Helsinki Accords. -
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were the result of 18 months of intense diplomatic efforts. -
Ayatollah Khomeini comes to power in Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini arrived in Iran to a welcoming crowd, ending 15 years in exile. -
Iranian Hostage Crisis
The crisis has been described as an entanglement of "vengeance and mutual incomprehension". -
US invasion of Lebanon
The reason given by Israeli leaders for the attack into Lebanon was ‘to root out the Palestine Liberation Army and stop their terrorist attacks into Israel. -
Strategic Defense Initiative
to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missles -
Iran-Contra Affair
was a clandestine action not approved of by the United States Congress. -
INF Treaty
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. -
Fall of the Berline Wall
was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic
