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Korean War
American Troops help defend south korea from the communist north korea backed by the USSR.Eventually coming to a end at the 38th parellel. -
Period: to
Post war America to Present Day
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Bay Of Pigs
A failed invasion of communist cuba by U.S backed cuban refuges. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
When the USSR tried to place nuclear missiles in cuba the U.S forced them to remove the missiles. -
U.S build up of troops in Vietnam
THe U.S started to place troops in vietnam due to the threat of communist north vietnam -
Nixon visits China
Nixon visited china and the Soviet Union.Nixon and Brezhnev signed SALT.Nixon also reconises China. -
Paris Peace Accords
The paris peace accords are signed by Nixon which ended U.S involvment in Vietnam. -
Oil Embargo
Because of the U.S support of Israel in the October War OPEC places a embargo on the U.S causing major shortages. -
Return of panama canal
JImmy carter signs a treaty agreeing to return the panama canal to panama by the year 2000. -
Camp David Accords
Jimmy Carter got Egypt and Israel to sign the camp david accords at the peace talks. -
Diplomatic relations with China
UNder Jimmy Carter the U.S established full diplomatic relations with china. -
U.S embargos the Soviet Union
The U.S goverment placed embargos on sales of american grain to the Soviet Union,boycott the moscow games.and delayed SALT 2 because of the soviet invasion of Afganistan. -
Invasion of Grenada
After a communist revolution in Grenada Ronald Reagan order an invasion of Grenada. -
Iran Weapon Deal
The American public finds out that the US gov sold weapons to iran in hopes that they would release American Hostages in Lebanon. -
Invasion of Panama
The US invades panama and captures Manual Noriega to protect the panama canal. -
Summit in Washington D.C
Bush and the soviet leader Gorbachev hold a summit in Washington D.C to talk of issues in Germany. -
Persian Gulf Wart
A U.S led force led to stop Saddam Husseins occupation of oil Feilds in Kuwait. -
Attack on U.S
Terrorist attack on the U.S by attacking the twin towers in New York.Started the war on terror.
