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This subcategory contains 68 links Includes BBC video of Eisenhower and Macmillan The cornerstone of this collection is a two-volume, 400-plus page document consisting of (Volume I) the CIA Inspector General's (IG) Report on the CIA's ill-fated April 1961 attempt to implement national policy by overthrowing the Fidel Castro regime in Cuba by means of a covert paramilitary operation, otherwise know as the Bay of Pigs, and (Volume II), a commentary on the IG report written by the Directorate of Plans (DP), now known as the Directorate of Operations (DO). These two volumes are a rare side-by-side compilation of high-level government self-evaluation of its own performance in an historic and controversial event. Berlin Blockade and airlift Spying and other data gathering Transcipt of a PBS program CWIHP was established at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., in 1991 with the generous support of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.The Cold War International History Project disseminates new information and perspectives on the history of the Cold War, in particular new findings from previously inaccessible sources on "the other side" -- the former Communist world. Chronological The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, national membership organization, nonpartisan research center, and publisher. Founded in 1921, CFR is dedicated to producing and disseminating ideas so that individuals and corporate members, as well as policymakers, journalists, students, and interested citizens, can better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other governments. From the Avalon Project A 2,000 Mile Journey Along Our Troubled Border Extensive The United States and the Third World since 1945. Edited by Peter L. Hahn and Mary Ann Heiss The Marshall Plan and reactions to it. from the Library of Congress. According to Ellen C. Collier, Specialist in U.S. Foreign Policy, Library of Congress in an October 7, 1993 study, the US has used armed force 234 times outside the United States. Realist, Revisionist, and Postrevisionist Perspectives by Stephen M. Streeter by R.B. Bernstein "A joint project of the Library of Congress and The British Library, the John Bull and Uncle Sam exhibition brings together for the first time treasures from the two greatest libraries in the English-speaking world in an exploration of selected time periods and cultural movements that provide unique insights into the relationship of the United States and Great Britain. " Published in The New Republic 50 (March 23, 1927). Essay discussing the attempt to portray the international drug trade as low intensity conflict so as to use the military. How the United States became a World Power From the excellent Revolution to Reconstruction site at the University of Gronigen Part of Monroe's State of the Union address in December, 1823, the principles became a justification for US policy towards Latin America from the post-Civil War period until the present. " * Collects, catalogs, and preserves written, printed, graphic, audio, and video materials pertaining to the Old China Hands experience. * Builds a substantial general collection of background literature on the Old China Hands experience. * Promotes interest in the study of the history of Old China Hands among faculty, students, the academic community and the general public. * Sponsors formal and informal seminars and meetings. * Mounts exhibits of appropriate materials and artifacts." "The following is a partial list of U.S. military interventions from 1890 to 2001. " "President Reagan orders U.S. Marines, Army Rangers, Navy Special Warfare teams, and other military forces to invade Grenada, citing a takeover of the tiny Caribbean Island by "a brutal group of leftist thugs." " With pressure building to resume the momentum towards peace, the Carter administration sought some initiative. In the face of inertia over his initative, Sadat seemed frustrated and willing to percipitate some sort of crisis. His leadership in another attack on Israel (like the October War discussed in the Prelude) seemed more likely. Since there was no prospect of success if Begin and Sadat stayed apart, President Carter decided to invite each to a summit in the US. An attack on the "war on drugs." Published 1851 by Towers, printer in [Washington] . Building for Peace. A report by President Richard Nixon to the Congress, february 25, 1971 Secretary of State Olney, speaking in the context of the Venezuelan boundary dispute between Venezuela and Great Britain, declares that the US will is paramount in the hemisphere. Brief account of the origins. Foreign Policy article by Lionel Beehner. "When the Republican vice presidential nominee contradicted her running mate’s position on Pakistan Saturday, she accidentally stumbled onto a fierce debate about the new laws of warfare" NATIONAL TOUR 2005 – 2006 Presented by the Academy Film Archive of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in association with the Goethe-Institut, the German Historical Museum, and the Berlin International Film Festival "Sentenaryo/Centennial is a collaborative exploration of the enduring cultural and political impacts of the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. It includes historical texts, essays, photographs, political cartoons, and other illustrations placed online at this site and links to materials at other sites across the Web." How the US got the Panama Canal Zone Links from About.com Stephen G. Rabe Testimony of Donald J. Mabry to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, June 28, 1990. Testimony prepared for the Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives, October 18, 1989 Controversial amendment which gave the US the right to intervene in Cuba until it was abrogated in 1934. Essay written in 1989 on using the military as police in the international trade in drugs. Theodore Roosevelt?s Annual Message to Congress, December 6, 1904, in which he justifies US intervention in the affairs of its neighbors. "In 1859, the United States and Great Britain confronted each other in the San Juan Islands of the Pacific Northwest, nearly engaging in armed conflict over disputed territory and a dead pig." Including the Mexican American War. President Harry Truman , in a special message to Congress on Greece and Turkey, March 12, 1947, announces the Truman Doctrine, a cornerstone of resistance to Soviet expansionism. It and similar measures led the the downfall of the USSR. PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN'S ADDRESS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS, MARCH 12, 1947 Brief summary Short essay on the 1898-1902 period of Cuban history when it was governed by the US military. Paper prepared for delivery at the conference on The Power of Free Inquiry and Cold War International History National Archives II, College Park, Maryland September 25, 1998 Short chronology Links provided by Professor Carlos Aguirre, Department of History, University of Oregon Interactive presentation of the Stennis Insitute of Government at Mississippi State University. by Vince Bevins Quick analytical summary. A short essay on Panamanian-United States relations. U.S. State Department and Russian Foreign Ministry Publish Record of Dobrynin-Kissinger "Back Channel" Meetings, Based on First-time Access to Classified Soviet-Era Documents Taft's 1912 statement defending diplomacy in pursuit of the wealth of a few US citizens. Jim Zwick is an expert on anti-imperialism in the U.S. and provides documents and analysis of the issue. |
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