PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Russian Britain Relations Sour After Expulsion of Diplomats
From the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer a July 2007 report on the deterioration of British - Russian relations stemming from the investigation into the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko. Also provides links to related news stories.
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Georgetown College: Pinckney's Treaty (Treaty of San Lorenzo)
Although very brief, this site gives you the three major terms of Pinckney's Treaty.
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Dirty Little Wars (Nicaragua)
This article describes the PR maneuvering behind the scenes in the Nicaraguan Revolution.
Northern Virginia Community College
Nova: 1979 Iranian Revolution
Find out why the Ayatollah Khomeini was able to lead a successful Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979?. Gives background and timeline.
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Landmine Monitor Core Group: Landmine Monitor Report 2001
Prime Minister Jean Chretien is credited as a leader in NATO's efforts to institute the "Land Mine Ban Treaty". Canada's ratification of the treaty and was an advocate for other nations to follow Canada's lead. This is an example of...
Center For Civic Education
Center for Civic Education: What Is the Role of the President?
The president has great power granted to him under Article II of the Constitution, while at the same time extensive limits have been placed to keep that power in check. This source contains extensive background on these powers and...
Vassar College
Vassar: Excerpts From Speech Given by l.b.johnson
Read excerpts from a 1965 speech at John Hopkins University offering Johnson's justification of the escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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Cuba Net: Marine Officer Wrote After Bay of Pigs
In the after-action report filed by Marine Col. Jack Hawkins following the Bay of Pigs, he writes that the only way to oust Castro would be with another attempt using overt intervention with U.S. military power.
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California Military Museum: California Naval Militia and the Tampico Incident
Thorough history of the Tampico Incident in the context of the Mexican Revolution.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: A Biography of America: Tr and Wilson
A website regarding the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. Site contains key events in the United States and the world from 1898 to 1919, a map of the United States' expansion of its empire, a video with full transcript...
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The War of 1812: The Fortification of New York Harbor
Essay on the history of the fortification of New York harbor and its significance as a line of defense in the War of 1812.
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Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum: The Fourteen Points
Learn about President Wilson's controversial Fourteen Point blueprint for world peace that became the basis for the Treaty of Versailles following World War I.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: John Watson Foster (1836 1917)
Biography of John Foster, a statesman who rose through the ranks to become a Colonel in the Union Army and later appointed Secretary of State by Benjamin Harrison in 1892.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Walter Quintin Gresham (1832 1895)
Biography on Walter Gresham who was nominated by Grover Cleveland to the office of Secretary of State where he served until his death in May, 1895.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Richard Olney (1835 1917)
Short bio of Richard Olney who served as Secretary of State for approximately 2 years under President Grover Cleveland and ran for the Democratic presidential nominee in 1904.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Charles Evans Hughes (1862 1948)
Biography of Charles Hughes provides a brief description of his life, rise to prominence and influence on American diplomacy.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: David Dean Rusk (1909 1994)
Biography of David Dean Rusk, who served as Secretary of State under John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, provides a glimpse into his life and prominence in the U.S. Government.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. (1924 2010)
Biography of 59th U.S. Secretary of State, Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr., appointed by Ronald Reagan.
US Department of State
Biographies of the Secretaries of State: James Addison Baker Iii
Short biography on James Baker, who has held many prominent roles within the U.S. Government, including Secretary of Treasury, White House Chief of Staff and Secretary of State.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The Cold War and the American Home Front
Students will identify ways in which Cold War tensions were intensified.
BBC
Bbc: Profile: Condoleezza Rice
A short biography of the first African-American to serve as Secretary of State. (30 March 2006)
PublicBookshelf Corporation
Our Country: Citizen Genet
From an 1877 book originally titled "Household History for All Readers," this section discusses Citizen Genet. Genet was the French ambassador who tried to get the US to break its neutrality during Washington's administration.
BBC
Bbc: Taiwan Flashpoint
A comprehensive site that examines the relationship between China and Taiwan with summary looks at the history of their conflict, the current status of the relationship, China's official stance, and the U.S. role in the continuing...
American Rhetoric
American Rhetoric: Ashton Carter: Sasc Statement on Counter Isil Campaign
This is the text, audio, and video [12:35] of Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter's address to Senate Armed Services Committee on the Counter-ISIL Campaign on October 28, 2015.
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