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US in World Affairs
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Korean War
American troops help defend South Korea -
Bay of Pigs
US- sponsored invation of Cuba fails -
Cuban Missle Crisis
US forces Soviet Union to remove nuclear missles from Cuba -
US build up of troops in Vietnam War
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Nixon signs SALT
President Nixon visits China an Soviet Union. Nixon and Brezhnev sign first Stratigic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) -
Parris Peace Accords signed
This Treaty ends the US involvement in the Vietnam War -
OPEC places embargo on oil to US
OPEC places an embargo on oil to US because of the nation's support on Israel in October War -
US signs treaty agreeing to return Canal Zone to Panama
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Camp David Accords
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US establishes full diplomatic relations with China
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US places embargo on slaes of American grain to Soviet Union
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Ronald Reagan orders invasion of Grenada
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Iran Weapons Deal
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US invades Panama and captures Manuel Noriega
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Bush and Gorbachev hold summit in Washington DC
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Persian Gulf War
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Attack on US- the War on Terror
