Category: United Kingdom

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Australasia 1971: Independence for the Pacific Islands
Australasia 1971
Independence for the Pacific Islands

The 1960s saw the beginning of the...

North America 1974: Counterculture Revolution
North America 1974
Counterculture Revolution

Outside the Americas, the US had...

Europe 1977: Cold War Rivalry in the Middle East
Europe 1977
Cold War Rivalry in the Middle East

In 1967, Israel conquered large...

South America 1979: Operation Condor
South America 1979
Operation Condor

In response to the guerrilla...

Asia Pacific 1979: Sino-Vietnamese War
Asia Pacific 1979
Sino-Vietnamese War

The Khmer Rouge's brutal rule in...

North America 1979: Decolonization in the Caribbean
North America 1979
Decolonization in the Caribbean

In the 1960s and '70s, the British...

South America 1982: Falklands War
South America 1982
Falklands War

In 1982, partially to mobilize...

North America 1983: Central American Crisis
North America 1983
Central American Crisis

In 1979, left-wing Sandinista forces...

Australasia 1985: Breaking with Britain
Australasia 1985
Breaking with Britain

As late as 1941, British dominance...

Asia Pacific 1989: End of the Cold War
Asia Pacific 1989
End of the Cold War

Despite the communist gains, the...

South America 1990: US invasion of Panama
South America 1990
US invasion of Panama

As the Cold War came to a close in...

Europe 1992: Bosnian War
Europe 1992
Bosnian War

By 1992 Yugoslavia and Croatia were...

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