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Foreign Policy Chron
When did these events in America's history of foreign policy occur?
| Event | During whose presidency? | Which decade |
|---|---|---|
| Dollar Diplomacy | Taft | 1900's 1909-1913 |
| Berlin Wall is built | JFK | early 1960s |
| Policy of Brinkmanship | Eisenhower (Dulles - Sect of St) | 1950s |
| Policy of Detente | Nixon, Ford, Carter | 1970s |
| Pancho Villa invades US; US army chases after him | Wilson | 1914 |
| Iran-Contral scandal | Reagan | 1980s (1986) |
| Potsdam Peace Conference | Truman | 1945 |
| Hartford Convention | Madison | 1914-5 |
| Bay of Pigs | JFK | 1961 |
| Persian Gulf War | GHW Bush | 1991 |
| Texas achieves independence | Jackson | 1836 |
| Marshall Plan | Truman | 1940s |
| Nuclear Test Ban Treaty | JFK | early 1960s |
| SDI or Strategic Defense Initiative | Reagan | 1980s |
| Ostend Manifesto | Pierce | 1850s (1854) |
| Rush Bagot Treaty | Monroe | 1810s (1817) |
| Bear Flag Revolt | Polk | 1840s |
| Quasi War | J. Adams | 1790s (1798-1800) |
| Treaty of Versailles | Wilson | 1910s (1919) |
| Yalta Peace Conference | FDR | 1945 |
| Recognition of Soviet Union | FDR | 1930s (1933) |
| Spanish American War | McKinley | 1898 |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | LBJ | 1960s (1964) |
| NASA formed | Eisenhower | late 1950s |
| SALT I negotiated | Nixon | 1970s |
| Root-Takahira Agreement | T Roosevelt | 1900s (1908) |
| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo | Polk | 1940s |
| Paris Peace Accords | Nixon | 1970s |
| Trent Affair | Lincon | 1860s (1861) |
| Berlin Airlift | Truman | late 1940s |
| Lend Lease Policy | FDR | 1940 |
| 14 Points | Wilson | late 1910s (1918) |
| Adams-Onis Treaty | Monroe | late 1810s (1819) |
| Underwood Tariff | Wilson | 1910s |
| Nye Committee | FDR | 1930s |
| U-2 Incident | Eisenhower | 1960 |
| Nonintercourse Act | Jefferson | 1800s (1809) |
| Filipino Insurrection | McKinley and TR | late 1890s |
| Jay's Treaty | Washington | 1790s (1794) |
| Camp David Accords | Carter | 1970s |
| First Neutrality Act | FDR | mid-1930s |
| Great White Fleet | TR | 1900s (1908-9) |
| Oregon Treaty | Polk | mid 1840s (1846) |
| We acquire Alaska | A. Johnson (Seward - Sect of St.) | mid 1860s (1867) |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan writes The Influence of Sea Power upon History | B. Harrison | 1890s |
| Citizen Genet Affair | Washington | early 1790s |
| Open Door Policy | McKinley | late 1890s |
| Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty | TR | early 1900s (1903) |
| America First Committee formed | FDR | late 1939-1941 |
| NATO formed | Truman | late 1940s |
| Matthew Perry opens up Japan | Pierce | early 1850s |
| Boxer Rebellion | McKinley | 1900 |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | JFK | early 1960s (1962) |
| OPEC embargo | Nixon | 1970s |
| Sputnik | Eisenhower | late 1950s (1957) |
| Tet Offensive | LBJ | late 1960s (1968) |
| Lend-Lease | FDR | 1940-41 |
| Louisiana Purchase | Jefferson | early 1800s (1803) |
| Gadsden Purchase | Pierce | 1850s (1853) |
| Venezuela border dispute and Olney Notes | Cleveland | 1890s |
| Filibustering ventures | Pierce and Buchanan | 1850s |
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