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Presidency of Richard Nixon

  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 1973 oil crisisIn 1948, the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked decades of conflict between Arabs and Israelis. The Suez Crisis of 1956 saw Egypt block Israel's…
  • 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…
  • 1972 visit by Richard Nixon to ChinaThe year 1956 marked the beginning of a deep rift between China and the Soviet Union. Chinese leadership sought external allies to counterbalance Moscow's…