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Cold War begins
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President forced to resign
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created to provide security against the Soviet Union
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Vietnam was to be divided along the 17th parallel
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Treaty among Soviet Union and other Soviet satellites
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Failed attempt to invade Cuba by US
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Soviets install nuclear missiles on Cuba resulting in a military standoff
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Assassinated in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald
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Strategic Arms Limitation Treatment in which the US and Soviet Union agreed to limit their nuclear weapons
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Outlined weapons limitations
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Strategic Defense Initiative supposed to prevent missile attack, also referred to as Star Wars
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Soviet Union fell