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Proclamation of Neutrality
George Washington proclaimed US neutrality in the French Revolution and Napoleonic War to avoid enmity with Europe and allow the US to grow unhindered by wars -
Jay's Treaty
John Jay convinced the British to stop attacking US ships and relinquish the land and Pre-Revolutionary War forts they were still occupying to prevent the British from trying to re-colonize the US -
Pinckney's Treaty
A treaty that determined clear boundaries between the US and Spain, also gave US navigations and trade rights to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans; improved US economy -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson negotiates with France to purchase all their territory on the North American continent for $15 million, doubling the size of the US and allowing for access to more natural resources -
Embargo Act
Jefferson cuts off trade with Britain and France, hoping that a lack of trade with the US will hurt their economy and force them to stop attacking US shipping/respect US neutrality -
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Cold War
Post WWII; a period of tense relations between the US and the Soviets (present-day Russia) -
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Space Race
Russia and the US compete to make the first successful human flight into space; Russia "wins" -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A CIA sponsored para-military group enters Cuba to try and take down the communist Castro regime. Brigade 2506 is made up mostly of Cubans who escaped the Castro regime. The Brigade was defeated in three days, and severely damaged US-Cuban relations -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Soviets move nuclear missiles into Cuba with the intent to launch them at the US, bringing both countries to the edge of nuclear war, before a compromise is reached and the USSR pulls their weapons out of Cuba. -
"Ich bin ein Berliner" Speech
Kennedy makes a speech in West Berlin, acknowledging East Berlin as part of the Soviet bloc; this speech relays Kennedy's intent to stop the spread of communism/facsim
