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This authorized Lyndon B Johnson to take any measures he believed necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia.

Effect: Johnson now had war powers to influence the Vietnam War

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A company of American soldiers brutally killed most of the people—women, children, and old men—in the village of My Lai

Effect: The US government attempted to hide this information and US citizens deeply distrusted their government

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President Nixon resigns the office of the presidency in connection with the Watergate scandal.

Effect: The whole resignation and Watergate scandal led to a distrust in America's government.

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Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem, sign a pair of political agreements following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David.

Effect: This led to stronger bonds and more peaceful relations.

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November 4, 1979: Tehran Hostage Crisis 

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November 4, 1979: Tehran Hostage Crisis 

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United States diplomats and citizens were held hostage after a group of militarized Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and seized hostages.

Effect: Carter sent a rescue mission in which no one was rescued and 8 military personnel were killed

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As the Cold War ends, East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in his city’s relations with the West. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens of the GDR were free to cross the country’s borders.

Connection: My mom remembers when the Berlin wall fell and a specific conversation she had with a friend about whether it should be taken down or not.

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April 15, 1989: Tienanmen Square Protests

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April 15, 1989: Tienanmen Square Protests

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These were student-led demonstrations held in Tiananmen Square, Beijing

Cause: Chinese citizens wanted political, social, and economic reforms.

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August 2, 1990 - February 2, 1991: Gulf War 

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August 2, 1990 - February 2, 1991: Gulf War 

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This was an armed campaign waged by a United States-led coalition of 35 nations against Iraq in response to the Iraqi invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

Effect: The United Nations were successful in the removal of Iraq in Kuwait but the leader of Iraq continued to stay in power.