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Korean War
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Vietnam War
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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SALT(Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
President Nixon visits China and Soviet Union. Nixon and Brezhnev sign first SALT.
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Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords are signed, ending the US involvement in the Vietnam War. -
October War
OPEC places an embargo on oil to the US because of its support for Israel in October War. -
Panama Canal
US signs treaty agreeing to return Canal Zone and control of canal to Panama by 1999
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Camp David Accords
President Jimmy Carter sponsors peace talks between Egypt and Israel. -
United States and China
Unites Stated established full diplomatic relations with China. -
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
In response to the Soviet Union invading Afghanistan, the US placed an embargo on sales of American grain to the Soviet Union, boycotted the Moscow Olympic Games, and delayed completion of SALT II. -
Grenada
President Reagan orders invasion of Grenada after a Marxist revolution in that Caribbean nation. -
Iran Weapon Deals
American public learns that U.S. secretly sold weapons to Iran in hopes of gaining release of American hostages in Lebanon. -
Manuel Noriega
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Persian Gulf War
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9/11
Sempter 11, 2001: Four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States. -
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War in Afghanistan
Started initially by the US and NATO invasion to overthrow Taliban. It consisted of three phrases, each with the notion to protect the country from Taliban. This is the longest War ever fought by the Unites States, lasting 13 years.
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Iraq War
This is also called the Second Persian Gulf War.The conflict in Iraq consisted of two phases: It initially started to overthrow Saddam Hussein then grew into the US staying in the country. The overthrow of Hussein was supported by Great Britain and other smaller countries who let them use their armies. By 2011, the US had completely withdrawn their forces.
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Drones in Pakistan
CIA starts to use Drones in Pakistan to keep surveillance on pro-Taliban targets, the first one being local Taliban commander Nek Mohammad. The most recent,and last unless President Trump brings back the drones, was on May 21, 2016. It killed the Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Ahktar Mansour. Link text
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United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act
The United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act was made in order to get India ahead technology wise and enable economic progress for both India and United States. Link text -
New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty)
This treaty limited the amount of certain weapons each country could have. The treaty's duration is 10 years, but can be elongated or superseded by a subsequent agreement. Link text -
Osama bin Laden in Pakistan
CIA uses Navy Seals to raid the home of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan, who was the founder of Al-Qaeda. He was killed. Pakistan was never informed. Link text -
Syria
Obama threatened to air strike Syria because it was using chemical weapons; it was later resolved with the agreement to destroy their chemical weapons. Link text -
Russian annexatoin of Crimea
The US implemented economic sanctions against Russia for illegally annexing Crimea, which negatively impacted Crimea's government. Link text -
Airstrikes on ISIS
The US airstrikes ISIS targets for the first time in Syria, trying to loosen ISIS' hold on the country. Link text -
Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Yemen
Trump ordered US involvement in Yemen to crush al Qaeda group still present in the country. Link text -
US Missile Attack in Syria
President Trump decided to shoot missiles aimed at the rebel forces in Syria that were using chemical gases on its citizens. Link text
