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North Korea invades
North Korea invades the 38th parallel separated them from the south. -
UN Supports South Korea
When the North invaded South Korea the U.S. knew this would spread communism, so they convinced the United Nations to support South Korea -
Battle Of Inchon
In surprise landing behind enemy lines, US forces push North Korean army back north of the 38th parallel -
Truman Relieves MacArthur of command
MacArthur wanted to continue attacking communism into China and when he went to far Truman relieved him of his command. -
Korean War is "ended"
Formal peace treaty never signed. Over 1,000,000 Koreans and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict plus thousands who die as prisoners of war. -
Gulf Of Tonkin
Two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces. -
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling thunder was an aerial bombardment of north vietnam by U.S. to help the South. -
Battle of Khe Sanh
This battle was a fight to keep the air base which lasted for over 6 months. -
Tet Offensive
The North Vietnamese and Vietcong invade and attack the major cities of South Vietnam. -
My Lai Massacre
Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam -
Nixon takes office
President Nixon Takes Office -
Kent State Incident
The National Guard killed 4 civilian during a riot at Kent State University. -
Operation Homecoming
A series of negogiations made it possible to swap POW's with North Vietnam. -
Nixon resigns
Nixon resigns as president of the U.S. because of the wategate scandal -
Peace with Honor
The U.S. officially handed over equipment and bases to South Vietnam and came home. -
Period: to
90's
Crisis' in the 90"s -
Iraq Invades Kuwait
Iraq attacks Kuwait to take control over their oil reserves. -
Operation Desert Storm
The United Nations defend kuwait with stealth bombers, cruise missiles, and smart bombs. -
Operation Desert Sabre
The UN puts ground troops to defend Kuwait. -
Treaty and Cease Fire
Iraq agrees to terms. They have to recognize Kuwait as a country and get rid of all WMD's -
350,000 Somalis die
They die of disease, starvation, or civil war. UN approves military mission to supply them with food and protect shipment from Aidid. -
Bosnia Genocide
After the new republic succeeded they began to wipe out the non serb population. -
Serbian Republic
After a vote a new nation formed off of Yugoslavia called the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina -
Black Hawks down
US Army Rangers are killed when Somali militias shoot down two US helicopters in Mogadishu. Somalia lost 100's of soldiers and the US lost 19. -
Death of Yugoslavia
The country that was made up of several individual nations broke up and that caused a war to break out. -
Peace in Bosnia
The end of the war came when they decided to separate the country with serbs on one side and bosnia/croatia on the other. -
Aidid Dies
Warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid dies of wounds -
Return of Weapon Inspectors
Iraq is forced to allow weapon inspectors back into their facilities.
