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North Korea invades the 38th parallel separated them from the south.
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When the North invaded South Korea the U.S. knew this would spread communism, so they convinced the United Nations to support South Korea
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In surprise landing behind enemy lines, US forces push North Korean army back north of the 38th parallel
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MacArthur wanted to continue attacking communism into China and when he went to far Truman relieved him of his command.
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Formal peace treaty never signed. Over 1,000,000 Koreans and 54,000 Americans killed in conflict plus thousands who die as prisoners of war.
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Two U.S. destroyers stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin in Vietnam radioed that they had been fired upon by North Vietnamese forces.
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Operation Rolling thunder was an aerial bombardment of north vietnam by U.S. to help the South.
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This battle was a fight to keep the air base which lasted for over 6 months.
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The North Vietnamese and Vietcong invade and attack the major cities of South Vietnam.
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Vietnam War mass killing of between 347 and 504 unarmed civilians in South Vietnam
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President Nixon Takes Office
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The National Guard killed 4 civilian during a riot at Kent State University.
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A series of negogiations made it possible to swap POW's with North Vietnam.
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Nixon resigns as president of the U.S. because of the wategate scandal
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The U.S. officially handed over equipment and bases to South Vietnam and came home.
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Crisis' in the 90"s
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Iraq attacks Kuwait to take control over their oil reserves.
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The United Nations defend kuwait with stealth bombers, cruise missiles, and smart bombs.
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The UN puts ground troops to defend Kuwait.
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Iraq agrees to terms. They have to recognize Kuwait as a country and get rid of all WMD's
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They die of disease, starvation, or civil war. UN approves military mission to supply them with food and protect shipment from Aidid.
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After the new republic succeeded they began to wipe out the non serb population.
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After a vote a new nation formed off of Yugoslavia called the Serbian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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US Army Rangers are killed when Somali militias shoot down two US helicopters in Mogadishu. Somalia lost 100's of soldiers and the US lost 19.
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The country that was made up of several individual nations broke up and that caused a war to break out.
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The end of the war came when they decided to separate the country with serbs on one side and bosnia/croatia on the other.
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Warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid dies of wounds
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Iraq is forced to allow weapon inspectors back into their facilities.
