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Peace and friendship =
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Margaret O. Hyde |
Discusses how Russian and American youth have gotten acquainted with one another through student exchange visits and pen-pal letters. Features a directory of exchange organizations. |
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Land pacts
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Susan Dudley Gold |
Discusses the three treaties that tripled the land holdings of the United States during the nineteenth century: the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty in 1848, and the Alaska Pu… |
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The Secretary of State
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Sam Wellman |
An in-deptth look at the individuals who have held the position of secretary of state and therefore have filled the critical job of handling U.S. relations with foreign powers. |
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The Pinckney Treaty
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Holly Cefrey |
Describes how this treaty, also known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo, came to be signed in 1795 by the United States and Spain, and how the agreement allowed America to grow westward and to avoid war w… |
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The Monroe Doctrine
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Magdalena Alagna |
Explores the history of the Monroe Doctrine, which grew from President Monroe's 1823 speech to Congress into a lasting policy on how the United States should behave toward European nations. |
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Talking peace
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Jimmy Carter |
Discusses the various factors involved in peace negotiations and conflict resolution, examining such elements as the living conditions of citizens in peacetime and wartime and the effect of internati… |
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