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Presidency of Gerald Ford

  • Cold WarOn the 5th of March 1946, former British prime minister Winston Churchill delivered a speech in Fulton, Missouri, that would define the opening chapter of…
  • Trade Act of 1974Gerald Ford signed the Trade Act of 1974 into law to shift trade power from Congress to the President. Before this moment, lawmakers held tight control over…
  • Vietnam WarOn the 2nd of September 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. This declaration came after years of struggle…
  • Space RaceThe Space Race began as a direct extension of the Cold War's nuclear arms race. Following World War II, both the United States and the Soviet Union acquired…
  • Conference on Security and Co-operation in EuropeIn April 1969, the Soviet Union proposed a European Security Conference to address its political isolation following the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia.