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Korean War
American troops help defend South Korea. Conflict between communist and non- communist forces in Korea. The end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel. The north invaded the south. -
Bay of Pigs
U.S. sponsored invasion of Cuba fails. 1,500 Cuban exiles armed and trained by the CIA tried to stage an invasion at Cuba's Bay of Pigs. The small force was crushed by Castro after President Kennedy refused to involve the U.S. armed forces. -
U.S. Build Up
U.S. build-up of troops in Vietnam War. War in Southeast Asia between the government of South Vietnam. asked by the U.S., and North Vietnam, aided by the communists. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
U.S. forces Soviet Union to remove nuclear missiles from Cuba. The response was to blockade Cuba but instead they removed their missiles from Turkey so they would do the same. -
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SALT
President Richard Nixon visits China and Soviet Union. Nixon and Brezhnev sign first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). -
Paris Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords are signed, ending U.S. involvement in Vietnam War. -
OPEC
The Arab dominated Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.OPEC places an embargo on oil to U.S. because of the nation's support for Israel in October War -
Signed Treaty
U.S. signs treaty agreeing to return Canal Zone and control of canal to Panama by 1999. The Neutrality Treaty stated that the United States could use its military to defend the Panama Canal against any threat which gave the U.S. access to the canal. -
Camp David Accords
President Jimmy Carter sponsors peace talks between Egypt and Israel. It laid the groundwork for a permanent peace agreement after 30 years of hostilities it was negotiated over 12 days. -
Reestablish Diplomatic Relations
U.S. recognizes the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government of China. That same day, the Republic of China accords similar recognition to the U.S. The U.S. established diplomatic relations with them. -
Embargo
In response to Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, U.S. places an embargo on sales of American grain to Soviet Union, boycotts Moscow Olympic games, and delays completion of SALT II -
Invasion of Grenada
After citing the threat posed American nationals on the Caribbean nation of Grenada by the nation's Marxist regime, President Ronald Reagan orders the Marines to invade and secure their safety. -
Iran Weapons Deal
The American public learns that the United States had secretly sold weapons to Iran in hopes of gaining release of American hostages in Lebanon. -
U.S. Invades Panama
The U.S. invades Panama in attempt to overthrow military dictator Manuel Noriega, who had been indicated in the United States on drug trafficking charges and was accused of suppressing democracy. -
Bush and Gorbachev Summit
Mikael Gorbachev, Soviet Union, arrives in Washington D.C. to talk to President George Bush for three days. The summit meeting focused on the issue of Germany and its place in a changing Europe. -
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Persian Gulf War
The Gulf War, codenamed Operation Desert Storm, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the U.S. against Iraq in response to their invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
9/11
The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated attacks by the Islamic group al-Queda in the on the U.S. on a Tuesday.
