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Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States of America fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 -
SALT
The agreement between United States and Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear missiles in their arsenals -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over Soviet ballistic missiles deployed in Cuba. -
Vietnam War-U.S. involvement
THe U.S. didnt get involved until 17 years into the war, which started in 1955. -
OPEC embargo
During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations -
Paris Peace Accords
intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War. It ended direct U.S. military combat, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam. -
Canal Return
U.S signs treaty agreeing to return the Canal Zone and control of Canal to Panama by 1999 -
Camp David Accords
At the White House in Washington, D.C., Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords, laying the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after three decades of hostilities -
US and China relations
U.S establishes full diplomatic relations with China -
Embargo on sales of American grain to Soviet Unions,
In response to Soviet invasion of Afganistian, U.S. places an embargo on sales of American grain to Soviet Unions, boycotts Moscow Olympic, and delays completion of SALT II -
Invasion of Grenada
President Ronald Regan orders invasion of Grenad after a Marxist revolution in a Caribbean island nation. The population was about 91,000 and located 160 kilometres north of Venezuela. It resulted in a U.S. victory within a matter of weeks. -
Iran weapons deal
American public learns that the U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran in hopes of gaining release of American hostages in Lebanon. -
U.S. invasion to Panama
U.S. invades Panama and captures Manuel Noriega. Panamanian leader, general, and dictator Manuel Noriega was deposed, president-elect Guillermo Endara sworn into office, and the Panamanian Defense Force dissolved. -
Bush and Gorbachev hold summit in D.C
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 Wars
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and occupation of neighboring Kuwait. 42 days into war, U.S. President George Bush declared a cease-fire on February 28; by that time, most Iraqi forces in Kuwait had either surrendered or fled. -
Attack on the U.S.
Islamist terrorists tried to bring down the World Trade Center in 1993 and bombed the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Then came the attacks of September 11, 2001. In response, the United States attacked Afghanistan and routed the Taliban.
