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Ho Chi Minh
Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Organized the Communist revolution in Vietnam and can be given much of the credit for reuniting Vietnam under communist rule. He died on September 2, 1969. -
Iran Contra
Iran-contra affair, in U.S. history, secret arrangement in the 1980s to provide funds to the Nicaraguan contra rebels from profits gained by selling arms to Iran. The Iran-contra affair was the product of two separate initiatives during the administration of President Ronald Reagan, the agency that had actually made the illegal deals, and had known about the arms sale to the Iranians. However, it could not be discovered in hearings if the president had known about the Contra support. -
Korean War
The war arose from the division of Korea at the end of World War II and from the global tensions of the Cold War that developed immediately afterwards. Main players in this war is the North and South Koream, U.S., China and the Soviet Union.This armistice signed on July 27, 1953, formally ended the war in Korea. North and South Korea remain separate and occupy almost the same territory they had when the war began. The Korean War was able to boost the economy of both Japan and the US. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.The North Vietnamese government and the Viet Cong were fighting to reunify Vietnam. The North Vietnamese army massacred thousands of South Vietnamese after the Americans had left.The legacy of bitterness divided the American citizenry and influenced foreign policy into the 21st century. -
Space Race
Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States, for supremacy in spaceflight capabilityThe Sputnik launch changed everything. As a technical achievement, Sputnik caught the world's attention and the American public off-guard. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War,by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. It was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian commands. The offensive was a crushing military defeat for the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese. Effort in Vietnam began steadily to decline. -
Kent State
The Kent State shootings occurred at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, in the United States and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard on Monday. Students protesting the bombing of Cambodia by United States military forces, clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on the Kent State University campus.Hundreds of universities, colleges, and high schools closed throughout the United States due to a student strike of four million students. -
Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States. 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days. Immediately after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president, all remaining 52 hostages were released unharmed. -
Gulf War
The Gulf War operations leading to the buildup of toops and defense it was a war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations lead by U.S. against Iraq in response to they're invasion and annexation of Kuwait. Key players in this event are Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Nations and U.S.. This impacted the rest of the world by the destruction caused oil fires and spills were devestating and some nations today are still paying off debt. outcome is Kuwait's oil industry severely deteriorated. -
9/11
September 11 attacks were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda on the United States. Terrorists hijacked four airplanes. And a fourth plane went down in Pennsylvania after passengers fought the hijackers. As a result the twin towers were destroyed, 2,996 people died, and 6,000 were injured. -
War in Afghanistan
United States and NATO coalition forces attacked Taliban and Al Qaeda forces. As of 2014, United States personnel are withdrawing from the country, ending over a decade of fighting. United States invaded Afghanistan after the September 11 attacks. America's goal was to drive the ruling Taliban from power, after they had given sanctuary inside the country to Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda, which had plotted the terror strikes. That was accomplished on Nov. 13, 2001. -
Iraq War
The Iraq War is a protracted armed conflict, began with an invasion of Iraq by U.S.. This started because of the armes conflict in Iraq. The outcome was invasion and occupation of Iraq.The disputes in the Security Council that pitted France and Germany against the United States and Britain have also hurt traditional transatlantic relations, which have plummeted to their lowest point historically.
