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| Introduction | |
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| The Origins Of The Cold War, 1945-1950 | |
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| The Yalta Conference, February 1945 | |
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| Declaration on Poland | |
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| Agreement Regarding Soviet Entry into the War Against Japan | |
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| The Potsdam Conference, July-August 1945 | |
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| Excerpts from the Berlin (Potsdam) Conference Report, August 2, 1945 | |
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| The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, August 1945 | |
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| Statement by President Truman, August 6, 1945 | |
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| Stalin's Election Speech, February 1946 | |
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| Highlights of Stalin's Election Speech, February 9, 1946 | |
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| Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech, March 1946 | |
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| Highlights of Churchill's "Iron Curtain" Speech , March 5, 1946 | |
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| Excerpts from Pravda 's Interview with Stalin, March 1946 | |
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| The Baruch and Gromyko Plans for Control of Atomic Weapons, 1946 | |
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| Speech by Bernard Baruch to the UN Atomic Energy Commission, June 14, 1946 | |
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| Draft International Agreement to Forbid the Production and Use of Atomic Weapons, Proposed by Andrei Gromyko on June 19, 1946 | |
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| The Truman Doctrine, 1947 | |
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| President Truman's Speech to the Nation, March 12, 1947 | |
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| The Marshall Plan, 1947 | |
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| Marshall 's Commencement Address at Harvard University, June 5, 1947 | |
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| "The Sources of Soviet Conduct," 1947 | |
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| The Sources of Soviet Conduct | |
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| The Founding of the Cominform, 1947 | |
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| Manifesto Proclaiming the Cominform, October 5, 1947 | |
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| Resolution of Conference of Communist Parties on Establishing the Cominform, October 5, 1947 | |
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| The Communist Coup in Czechoslovakia, February 1948 | |
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| Letter from President Benes to the Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium, February 24, 1948 | |
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| Reply by the Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium to the Letter from President Benes, February 25, 1948 | |
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| The Treaty of Brussels, 1948 | |
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| Excerpts from the Treaty of Brussels, March 17, 1948 | |
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| The Cominform Expulsion of Tito, 1948 | |
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| Cominform Resolution on the Situation in Yugoslavia, June 28, 1948 | |
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| The Berlin Blockade, 1948-1949 | |
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| Note from Secretary of State Marshall to the Soviet Ambassador, July 6, 1948 | |
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| The NATO Alliance, 1949 | |
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| The Treaty of Washington (North Atlantic Treaty), April 4, 1949 | |
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| Acheson on the Communist Triumph in China, 1949 | |
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| Secretary of State Acheson's Letter of Transmittal for U.S. State Department "White Paper" on China, July 30, 1949 | |
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| Mao Proclaims the People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949 | |
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| Text of Mao's Statement Proclaiming the People's Republic of China, October 1, 1949 | |
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| The Soviet-Chinese Friendship Treaty, February 1950 | |
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| Communique Announcing The Soviet-Chinese Treaty, February 14, 1950 | |
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| Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Aid Between the USSR and the Chinese People's Republic | |
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| The Global Confrontation, 1950-1960 | |
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| McCarthy on "Communists" in the U.S. Government, 1950 | |
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| Excerpts from Speech Read by Senator McCarthy to the U.S. Senate, February 20, 1950 | |
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| Acheson on the American Defense Perimeter in Asia, 1950 | |
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| Excerpts from Acheson's Speech to the National Press Club, January 12, 1950 | |
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| NSC-68: American Cold War Strategy, 1950 | |
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| Excerpts from NSC-68 (Report to the President, April 7, 1950) | |
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| The Korean War, 1950-1953 | |
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| Statement by President Truman, June 27, 1950 | |
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| Resolution of the United Nations Security Council, June 27, 1950 | |
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| Excerpts from the Panmunjom Armistice Agreement, July 27, 1953 | |
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| Dulles on "Massive Retaliation," 1954 | |
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| Highlights of Dulles's Speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, January 12, 1954 | |
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| The Geneva Conference, 1954 | |
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| Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference, July 21, 1954 | |
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| The SEATO Alliance, 1954 | |
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| Highlights of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, September 8, 1954 | |
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| The Warsaw Pact, 1955 | |
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| The Warsaw Security Pact, May 14, 1955 | |
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| Khrushchev on Peaceful Coexistence, 1956 | |
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| Excerpts from Khrushchev's Report to The 20th Party Congress, February 14, 1956 | |
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| Khrushchev's Secret Speech on Stalin and His Crimes, 1956 | |
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| Highlights of Khrushchev's Secret Speech to the 20th Party Congress, February 25, 1956 | |
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| The Hungarian Rebellion, 1956 | |
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| Excerpts from Soviet Government Statement, October 30, 1956 | |
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| Excerpts from Address by President Eisenhower, October 31, 1956 | |
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| Hungarian Appeals for Help, November 4, 1956 | |
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| Excerpts from the Proclamation of a New Hungarian Government, November 4, 1956 | |
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| The Suez Crisis, 1956 | |
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| Withdrawal of U.S. Support for Aswan Dam Project, July 19, 1956 | |
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| Excerpts from President Eisenhower's Address, October 31, 1956 Letter from Premier Bulganin to Eisenhower, November 5, 1956 | |
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| White House Statement in Reply to Bulganin's Letter, November 5, 1956 | |
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| The Eisenhower Doctrine, 1957 | |
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| Excerpts from Eisenhower's Message to Congress on the Middle East, January 5, 1957 | |
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| Joint Congressional Resolution to Promote Peace and Stability in the Middle East, Approved by the President on March 9, 1957 | |
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| Europe's Common Market: The Treaty of Rome, 1957 | |
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| Excerpts from the Treaty of Rome, March 25, 1957 | |
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| The Rapacki Plan, 1958 | |
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| Polish Memorandum on the Rapacki Plan, February 14, 1958 | |
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| Note Rejecting the Rapacki Plan, from the U.S | |
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| Ambassador to Poland to the Polish Deputy Foreign Minister, May 3, 1958 | |
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| The U-2 Affair, 1960 | |
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| Statement by U.S. Department of State, May 5, 1960 | |
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| Statement by U.S. Department of State, May 7, 1960 | |
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| Soviet Note on the U-2 Incident, May 10, 1960 | |
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| Excerpts from Khrushchev's Statement at Paris, May 16, 1960 | |
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| Excerpts from Eisenhower's Broadcast Address, May 25, 1960 | |
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| Castro on the Cuban Revolution, 1960 | |
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| Excerpts from Castro's Address to the U.N. General Assembly, September 26, 1960 | |
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| Crisis And Conflict, 1961-1969 | |
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| Kennedy's Inaugural Address, 1961 | |
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| Excerpts from Kennedy's Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961 | |
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| The Berlin Crisis, 1961 | |
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| Kennedy 's Report to the Nation on Berlin, July 25, 1961 | |
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| U.S. Note Protesting Closure of East Berlin Border, August 17, 1961 | |
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| Soviet Response to the U.S. Protest, August 18, 1961 | |
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| The Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962 | |
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| Highlights of Kennedy's Address to the Nation, October 22, 1963 | |
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| Excerpts from Khrushchev's Message to Kennedy, October 26, 1962 | |
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| Excerpts from Khrushchev's Message to Kennedy, October 27, 1962 | |
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| Excerpt from Kennedy's Response to Khrushchev, October 27, 1962 | |
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| Kennedy's "Peace Speech" at American University, June 1963 | |
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| Kennedy 's Commencement Address at American University, 10 June 1963 | |
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| Kennedy's Berlin Speech, June 1963: "Ich bin ein Berliner." | |
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| Excerpts from Kennedy's Speech in Berlin, June 26, 1963 | |
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| The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, August 1963 | |
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| Excerpts from the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, August 5, 1963 | |
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| The Sino-Soviet Split, 1960-1963 | |
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| Excerpts from Chinese Communist Publication "Long Live Leninism," April 1960 | |
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| Excerpts from Khrushchev's Closing Remarks at the 22nd Party Congress, October 27, 1961 | |
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| Excerpts from Open Letter of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party to All Soviet Communists, July 14, 1963 | |
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| The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 1964 | |
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| The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, August 10, 1964 | |
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| Lin Biao, "Long Live the Victory of People's War," 1965 | |
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| Excerpts from "Long Live the Victory of People's War," September 3, 1965 | |
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| Lyndon Johnson and the Vietnam War, 1965-1968 | |
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| Johnson 's Speech at Johns Hopkins University, April 7, 1965 | |
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| Johnson's Address to the Nation, March 31, 1968 | |
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| The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, July 1968 | |
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| Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, July 1, 1968 | |
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| The Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovakia, August 1968 | |
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| Statement of Czechoslovak Communist Party Presidium, August 21, 1968 | |
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| Statement of Soviet News Agency (TASS), August 21, 1968 | |
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| Zhou Enlai's Speech at Rumania's National Day Reception, August 23, 1968 | |
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| The Brezhnev Doctrine, 1968 | |
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| Excerpt from "Sovereignty and the International Obligations of Socialist Countries," Pravda, September 26, 1968 | |
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| Excerpt from Brezhnev's Remarks to The Polish Party Congress, November 12, 1968 | |
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| The Soviet-Chinese Border Conflict, 1969 | |
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| Note from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Soviet Embassy in China, March 2, 1969 | |
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| Statement by Soviet Government, March 29, 1969 | |
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| The Era Of D�Tente, 1969-1979 | |
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| The Nixon Doctrine, 1969 | |
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| Excerpts from Nixon's Remarks at Guam, July 25, 1969 | |
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| Excerpts from Nixon's Address to the Nation, November 3, 1969 | |
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| The Berlin Accords, September 1971 | |
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| Quadripartite Agreement on Berlin, September 3, 1971 | |
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| Nixon's China Visit: The Shanghai Communique, February 1972 | |
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| Excerpts from Communique Issued at Shanghai, February 27, 1972 | |
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| The ABM Treaty and SALT I, 1972 | |
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| Treaty on the Limitation of Anti-ballistic Missile Systems, May 26, 1972 | |
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| Interim Agreement on Certain Measures with Respect to the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT I), May 26, 1972 | |
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| Resolution (including The Jackson Amendment) Approving Interim SALT I Agreement, September 30, 1972 | |
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| The U.S. Withdrawal from Vietnam, January 1973 | |
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| Nixon 's Address to the Nation, January 23, 1973 | |
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| The Paris Peace Accords, January 27, 1973 | |
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| The Vladivostok Summit, 1974 | |
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| Agreement Concluded at Vladivostok, November 24, 1974 | |
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| Excerpt from President Ford's Statement, December 2, 1974 | |
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| The Jackson-Vanik Amendment | |
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| Public Law 93-618: Trade Act of 1974 | |
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| Title IV-Trade Relations with Countries Not Currently Receiving Nondiscriminatory Treatment | |
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| The Helsinki Final Act, 1975 | |
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| Excerpts from Declaration Signed at Helsinki, August 1, 1975 | |
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| Carter on Human Rights, 1977 | |
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| Carter 's Address to the United Nations, March 17, 1977 | |
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| Peace Between Egypt and Israel, 1977-79 | |
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| Excerpt from Sadat's Speech in Israel, November 20, 1977 | |
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| Framework for Peace Agreed to at Camp David, September 17, 1978 | |
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| Treaty between Egypt and Israel, March 26, 1979 | |
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| The Normalization of U.S.-Chinese Relations, 1978-1979 | |
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| Carter 's Statement on Opening Ties with China, December 15, 1978 | |
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| Statement by the People's Republic of China | |
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| Public Law 96-8: Taiwan Relations Act, April 10, 1979 | |
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| The SALT II Agreement, 1979 | |
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| Treaty on the Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (SALT II), June 18, 1979 | |
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| The Renewal Of The Cold War, 1979-1985 | |
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| The Euromissile Controversy, 1979 | |
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| Brezhnev 's Condemnation of NATO's Plans, October 6, 1979 | |
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| NATO Communique on "Dual Track" | |
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| Approach , December 12, 1979 | |
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| The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, December 1979 | |
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| Carter 's Statement on Iran and Afghanistan, December 28, 1979 | |
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| Carter's Interview Concerning the Soviet Response to His Protest Note on the Invasion of Afghanistan, December 31, 1979 | |
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| Brezhnev's Explanation of the Soviet Role in Afghanistan, January 12, 1980 | |
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| The Carter Doctrine, January 1980 | |
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| Excerpt from Carter's State of the Union Address, January 23, 1980 | |
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| Reagan's Anti-Soviet Rhetoric, 1981-1983 | |
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| Excerpt from President Reagan's First Press Conference, January 29, 1981 | |
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| Excerpt from Reagan's "Evil Empire" Speech , March 8, 1983 | |
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| Reagan's Arms Control Proposals, November 1981 | |
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| Excerpt from Reagan's Address on Arms Reduction, November 18, 1981 | |
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| The Polish Imposition of Martial Law, December 1981 | |
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| General Jaruzelski's Radio Address, December 13, 1981 | |
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| Excerpts from the Decree Imposing Martial Law | |
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| Andropov's Peace Offensive, 1982 | |
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| Excerpts from Andropov's Speech on Reductions in Nuclear Missiles, December 21, 1982 | |
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| Reagan's "Star Wars" Speech , 1983 | |
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| Excerpts from Reagan's Televised Speech, March 23, 1983 | |
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| The Nuclear Freeze Resolution, 1983 | |
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| Highlights of the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Resolution Passed by the House of Representatives, May 4, 1983 | |
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| The KAL 007 Incident, 1983 | |
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| Statement by Secretary of State George Schultz on Soviet Downing of Korean Jetliner, September 1, 1983 | |
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| The Soviet Olympic Boycott, 1984 | |
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| Statement of the Soviet National Olympic Committee, May 8, 1984 | |
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| The End Of The Cold War, 1985-1991 | |
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| The Geneva Summit, 1985 | |
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| Excerpts from Joint Soviet-American Statement on the Geneva Summit, November 21, 1985 | |
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| Remarks by General Secretary Gorbachev | |
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| Remarks by President Reagan | |
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| The Reykjavik Summit, 1986 | |
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| Excerpts from Gorbachev's Statement in Reykjavik, October 12, 1986 | |
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| Reagan's 1987 Berlin Speech: "Tear Down This Wall." | |
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| Highlights of Reagan's Berlin Wall Speech, June 12, 1987 | |
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| Gorbachev's New Thinking on International Relations | |
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| Excerpts from "New Political Thinking," from Perestroika by Mikhail Gorbachev | |
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| The INF Treaty, December 1987 | |
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| Treaty on Intermediate and Shorter Range Nuclear Forces, December 8, 1987 | |
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| The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan, 1988-1989 | |
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| Gorbachev 's Statement on Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan, February 8, 1988 | |
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| Gorbachev's UN Address, December 1988 | |
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| Excerpts from Gorbachev's Speech to the United Nations, December 7, 1988 | |
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| The Opening of the Berlin Wall, November 1989 | |
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| Statement Allowing East Germans to Travel Abroad or Emigrate, November 9, 1989 | |
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| NATO's London Declaration on the End of the Cold War, July 1990 | |
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| The London Declaration, July 6, 1990 | |
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| The Kohl-Gorbachev Agreement on German Unification, July 1990 | |
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| Statement by Helmut Kohl, July 16, 1990 | |
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| Statement by Mikhail Gorbachev, July 16, 1990 | |
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| The CFE Treaty, November 1990 | |
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| Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, November 19, 1990 | |
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| The START Treaty, July 1991 | |
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| Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, July 31, 1991 | |
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| The Attempted Coup in the USSR, August 1991 | |
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| Announcement on Gorbachev's Removal and Formation of Emergency Committee, August 19, 1991 | |
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| Yeltsin's Call to Resist the Coup Attempt, August 19, 1991 | |
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| President Bush's Statement on the Soviet Coup, August 19, 1991 | |
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| Excerpts from Soviet Television Report, August 21, 1991 | |
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| Gorbachev's Remarks on Returning to Moscow, August 22, 1991 | |
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| Gorbachev's Resignation Speech, December 1991 | |
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| Highlights of Gorbachev's Resignation Speech, December 25, 1991 | |