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Korean War-American troops help defend South Korea
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Korean War-American troops help defend South Korea
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Bay of Pigs-U.S. sponsered invasion of Cuba fails
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Cuban Missle Crisis-U.S. forces Soviet Union to remove Nuclear Missles from Cuba
beginning of Cuban Missle Crisis -
Cuban Missle Crisis-U.S. forces Soviet Union to remove nuclear missles from Cuba
End of Cuban Missle Crisis -
U.S, buildup of troops in Vietnam War
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U.S. troop buildup in Vietnam
end of U.S. troop buildup-day not given, could not omit -
SALT-Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
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Paris Peace Accords are signed-full withdrawl of U.S. troops from Vietnam
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OPEC Oil Embargo-OPEC places oil embargo on U.S. for their suppoet of Isreal in October War
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Canal Zone Treaty-U.S. signs treaty to return Canal Zone and control of Panama Canal to Panama by 1999
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Camp David Accords-President Jimmy Carter sponsors peace talks between Egypt and Israel
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U.S. Relations with China-U.S. establishes full diplomatic relations with China
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U.S. bars Soviets-In response to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. puts embargo on grain to Soviet Union, boycotts Moscow Olympic games and delay completion of SALT 2
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Invasion of Grenada-President Reagan orders invasion of Grenada after a Marxist revolution in that Carribian nation
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Iran Weapons Deal-American public learn U.S. sold weapons to Iran in hopes of gaining release of American hostages in Lebanon
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Bush/Gorbachev Summit-Bush and Gorbachev hold a summit in Washington D.C.
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Panama Invasion-U.S. invades Panama and captures Manuel Noriega
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Persian Gulf War-U.S.-led multinational forces ends Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
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Attack on the U.S.-Attack on the U.S. beginning of the war on terror
