diplomatic history of the us since 1914

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Operation Rolling Thunder refers to an intense onslaught carried out by the United States against the North Vietnamese in the period between 1965-1968 . The rationale behind this attack was not clear , as even its chief architects believe it was not clear-cut . No one had put into consideration the political costs and loss of lives . President Johnson hoped that with this onslaught , he would boost the dying morale of the southern Vietnamese by impressing upon them the Americans might

. This however achieved the opposite by diminishing his political standing at home and did not help to bring the North Vietnamese to the negotiating table as was hoped

The Six-Day War is a war that pitted Israel on one side against Jordan Egypt and Syria . These countries had vowed not to recognize the legitimacy of Israel and wanted it destroyed , however Israel victory dealt these countries a huge blow and they retreated after it became apparent that Israel would reach their capital . This war brought a near clash between two superpowers then , the United States and the Soviet Union , with the U .S behind Israel and USSR behind the Arab states . This war had put the U .S in a tight spot as it did not want to sour its relations with the Arabs or its diplomatic ties with Israel . This is seen as the reason why the U .S exercised restrain and only aided Israel with weapons but no direct intervention

The Iran Contra Scandal occurred in 1987 and refers to a deal entered into by president Reagan 's administration and Iran . The United States was to supply Iran with weapons so that it would facilitate and press for the release of American hostages held by the Hezbollah . This scandal tarnished the U .S stand abroad of not negotiating with terrorists and also led to the plummeting of Reagan 's popularity . It would also see the conviction of some high-ranking officials

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev of Russia was the last president of the United Soviet Socialist Republic before it collapsed in 1991 . He is hailed for having initiated the move that led to the end of cold war . He introduced reforms in Russia and tightened the relations with President Ronald Regan , ending the cold war and consequently the breaking up the USSR . It is during this tenure that the relations between the USSR and the U .S were improved . Core to his reforms was re-introduction of ties with the west

Kosovo , Yugoslavia , had been rocked by fighting between Albania guerillas and Serb forces . The United States and NATO forces stepped in to help quell the fighting resulting to what came to be known as Operation Allied Forces that initiated an onslaught against Serbia till Slobodan Milosevic withdrew from Kosovo . The United States over the years was actively involved in the process meant to restore peace although the congress did not expressly authorize the air strikes nor block them

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