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When did these events in America's history of foreign policy occur?

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