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US invasion of lebanon
crisis caused by religous and political problems -
yom kippur war
crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Israeli-held Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights respectively, which had been captured and occupied since the 1967 Six-Day War. Both the United States and the Soviet Union, initiated massive resupply efforts to their respective allies during the war, and this led to a near-confrontation between the two nuclear superpowers.[30] -
camp david accords
were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister -
iranian hostage crisis
was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian Revolution.[1] -
Ayatollah Khomeini comes to power
the overthrow of the shah's government. -
strategic defense inititive
Proposed U.S. strategic defense system against nuclear attacks. -
iran-contra affair
U.S. political scandal. -
fall of the berline wall
built by germans