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8. Global assertivenessJulieta Calderon
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1986 January - Space shuttle Challenger explodes shortly after
takeoff from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members are killed.
Manned space flights are suspended until September 1988.
takeoff from Cape Canaveral. All seven crew members are killed.
Manned space flights are suspended until September 1988.
1986 - US warplanes bomb Libyan cities. ¨irangate scandal
uncovered, revealing that proceeds from secret US arms sales to
Iran were used illegally to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
uncovered, revealing that proceeds from secret US arms sales to
Iran were used illegally to fund Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
1988 - Reagan´s vice-president, George Bush, elected president.
1989 - US troops invade Panama, oust its government and arrest
its leader, one-time Central Intelligence Agency informant General
Manuel Noriega, on drug-trafficking charges.
its leader, one-time Central Intelligence Agency informant General
Manuel Noriega, on drug-trafficking charges.
1991 - US forces play dominant role in war against Iraq, which was
triggered by Iraq´s invasion of Kuwait and ended with the expulsion
of Iraqi troops from that country.
triggered by Iraq´s invasion of Kuwait and ended with the expulsion
of Iraqi troops from that country.
