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US Involvement in Haiti
Due to political upheavals, the president of Haiti was assassinated. Woodrow Wilson made the decision to move US Marines into Haiti to control and tame the political and economical problems. US troops occupied Haiti until 1934. -
U.S. declares war on Germany
President Woodrow Wilson received permission from Congress to declare war on Germany. The decision came as a result of recent events such as the Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania. -
U.S. recognition of the Soviet Union
The US had not formally recognized the Soviet Union as a result of the rivalry with the Bolsheviks. However, President Roosevelt felt that formal recognition would be beneficial to the US in several ways. Roosevelt then appointed a U.S. Ambassador to the Soviet Union. -
The Yalta Conference
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, all met to discuss WW2. They agreed to demand Germany's surrender and also drew out plans for dividing the territory evenly. -
The Paris Peace Conference
The United States, along with representatives from the Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, and other Allied Powers, met to discuss the Paris Peace Treaties. The treaties were made to agree on monetary issues, territorial establishments, and rules that promoted peace and democracy. -
The creation of NATO
The United States and several other European countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. This created an organization with the intent of countering the Soviet Union's powers and keeping peace. -
The Bay of Pigs
Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba, had been hurting the United States in several ways. President Kennedy decided to train a group of Cuban refugees and send them to attack Cuba. It was a massive fail, and the United States suffered a big loss from the event. -
Iran-Contra Affair
President Reagan agreed to sell weapons to Iran in hopes of bringing home the American hostages. He did it without revealing his actions to the American people, which made the citizens doubt his honesty. Then it was revealed that some of the sales from the weapons were being donated to the Contras as financial aid. -
Somalia Mission
Under the permission of George H.W. Bush, 28,000 US soldiers were sent to Somalia to give assistance to the people who had been affected by the war. A Somalian warrior led an attack on the troops and numerous soldiers were killed. Bush later commanded the soldiers to withdraw. -
Ending trade embargo with Vietnam
President Bill Clinton dissolved the trade embargo with Vietnam in order to gain access to searching for several thousand missing Americans from the Vietnam War. Tariffs still remained high, but relations with Vietnam grew slightly less strained.
