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Cold War in the 1960s and 1970s
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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.