Cold War in the 1960s - 1970s

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    Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s

  • Bay of Pigs Invasion

    An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. The Cuban missile crisis inflamed American-Cuban-Soviet tensions even further

  • U.S. commits combat troops to South Vietnam.

    President Kennedy ordered to send more troops to South Vietnam, to opposite the communists in North Vietnam.

  • China tested its first atomic bomb

    China became the fifth nation to own the nuclear weapon. The successful test did cause concern in the U.S. government

  • Nixon visited China

    The relationship between the U.S and China eased up. Trade thrived between the U.S and China.

  • U.S. and China establish diplomatic relations.

    the United States and People's Republic of China officially established diplomatic relations. The U.S transferred diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing.