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Image Credit Began with a surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria. Named after the holiday the attack took place on. Ended 25 October 1973.
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Image Credit Treaty signed by 35 nations (including US and most of Europe) that recognized the post-WWII borders of Europe.
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Image Credit After being exhiled in 1964, Khomeini returned to Iran and lead the Iranian Revolution. He became Supreme Leader of Iran until his death in 1989.
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Image Credit Treaty between Egypt and Israel where Israel agreed to return the Sinai peninsula to Egypt. Negotiated in secret at Camp David, MD.
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Image Credit 66 Americans were taken captive by Iranian militants at the US Embassy in Tehran. All of the hostages were not released until over a year later, on 20 January 1981.
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Image Credit Attack on Lebanon by Israel, backed by the US, in order to drive out the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). Ended 17 May 1983.
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Image Credit Nicknamed "Star Wars." Intended to create an anti-ballistic missile system to prevent missile attacks from other coutnries.
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Image Credit Political scandal under the Reagan administration in which the government provided weapons to Iran without the approval of Congress. Exposed in November 1986.
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Image Credit Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty: An agreement signed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. It eliminated all nuclear-armed ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 kilometers.
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Image Credit The border between East and West Germany was opened. Symbolized the end of the Cold War.
