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picture creditThe war began when the coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israel on Yom Kippur.
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picture creditAn attempt to improve relations between the Communist bloc and the West.
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picture creditLed directly to the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, and resulted in Sadat and Begin sharing the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize.
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picture creditpicture creditWas a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days.
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picture credit 1st Supreme Leader in Iran
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picture creditBegan when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon.
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picture creditProposed to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles.
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picture creditWas a political scandal in the United States that came to light in November 1986.
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picture creditThe treaty eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges, defined as between 500-5,500 km (300-3,400 miles).
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picture creditThe Border separating Western from Eastern Germany was effectively opened.
