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Cold War history of the United States
New Look (policy)President Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the White House in January 1953 with a clear priority to balance national security needs against the nation's…
Washington Summit (1987)The Washington Summit of 1987 took place on the 8th of December 10 between United States president Ronald Reagan and General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev.
Presidency of Ronald ReaganRonald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on the 20th of January 1981.
Reagan DoctrinePresident James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to establish a new boundary for American foreign policy. Theodore Roosevelt followed with his own…
Presidency of Harry S. TrumanHarry S. Truman stood in the White House Cabinet Room on the 12th of April 1945 when Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone administered his oath of office.
Strategic Arms Limitation TalksThe Strategic Arms Limitation Talks began in Helsinki on the 17th of November 1969. Gerard C. Smith led the American delegation as director of the Arms…
Bay of Pigs InvasionOn the 20th of May 1902, a new independent government proclaimed the foundation of the Republic of Cuba. U.S. military governor Leonard Wood handed over…
NSC 68A 66-page top secret policy paper titled United States Objectives and Programs for National Security arrived on President Harry S.
Marshall PlanThe winter of 1946, 47 turned Europe into a landscape of hunger and despair. Millions of refugees huddled in temporary camps while food shortages reached…
X ArticleOn the evening of the 9th of February 1946, Joseph Stalin stood before a packed audience at Moscow's Bolshoi Theatre. He spoke for nearly two hours about…
Cuban Missile CrisisIn late 1961, Fidel Castro asked for more SA-2 anti-aircraft missiles from the Soviet Union. The request was not acted upon by the Soviet leadership.