Defining Documents in American History: America's Influence on Foreign Governments (Part 1) 1783-1960, From a New Nation to a Postwar Global Power

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Part One of this series covers America's influence on foreign governments from 1783 to 1960.

Sixty-six documents are discussed and analyzed in this two-volume set, including:

• Treaty of Paris (1783)
• Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789)
• The Monroe Doctrine (1823)
• Cherokee Nation v. Georgia (1831)
• Queen Liliuokalani to President Benjamin Harrison (1893)
• US-Mexico Tensions (1916)
• Woodrow Wilson Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War against Germany (1917)
• US Participation in the Archangel Expedition in Russia (1918)
• Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points (1918)
• Calvin Coolidge on Intervention in Nicaragua (1927)
• Atlantic Charter (1941)
• Declaration by the United Nations (1942)
• The Invasion Starts--D-Day (1944)
• President Truman's Announcement of the Hiroshima Bombing (1945)
• Executive Order 9547 (1945)
• Truman Doctrine Speech (1947)
• Speech on the Marshall Plan (1947)
• Memorandum on Lifting the Soviet Blockade (1949)
• NATO Treaty (1949)
• United States–Japan Security Treaty (1951)
• Statement by President Truman upon Signing the Mutual Security Act (1951)
• A "New Look" at National Defense Policy (1953)
• CIA Summary of the Overthrow of Premier Mossadeq of Iran (1954)
• The Nationalization of the Suez Canal (1956)\
• The Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)
• "Communism in the Americas" (1958)
• The U2 Spy-Plane Incident--Excerpts of a Speech by Khrushchev (1960)

This two-volume set traces the history of America’s influence on foreign governments, from America's early beginnings to its rise as a global power in the postwar era. Coverage includes early tensions with Native Americans, US-Mexico relations, America’s role in occupying and reconstructing post-Nazi Germany, as well as its broader influence in reshaping post-war Europe; alliances such as NATO, and many more examples of American influence around the world.

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Part 2 of this series covers 1960 to 2026, The Space Race and Beyond. Click here for more information on the second two-volume set that completes this series.

The material is organized into curated sections, each beginning with a brief introduction that examines the importance of the topic through a variety of historical documents. The documents contained within these sections provide an overview of the history and significance of each, and the wider ramifications felt not only in regards to the direct actions of the U.S., but how those actions helped shape the modern world. Documents examined include legislation, historical accounts, speeches, agreements, court cases, news articles, and more.

About the Series

The Defining Documents series provides in-depth commentary and analysis on the most important primary source documents in the United States and the world. The Defining Documents series is perfect for students, those researching a particular era, or anyone interested in world history. Visit www.salempress.com for more information about additional titles in this series.

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