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Seminal Speeches and Documents
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. The …
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address in 1961
In his farewell address on 17 January 1961, US President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a military-industrial …
Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905)
In his annual messages to Congress in 1904 and 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine. The corollary …
Platt Amendment (1903)
Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to …
Day of Infamy Speech: Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941)
On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack …
Executive Order 9066: Resulting in Japanese-American Incarceration (1942)
Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed …
Full Text of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944)
This order was issued by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion.
Instrument of Surrender of Germany (1945)
This instrument of surrender was signed on 7 May 1945 at General Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims by …
United Nations Charter (1945)
On 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, the United Nations was formally established with the signing of the UN …
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was articulated in President James Monroe's seventh annual message to Congress on December 2, 1823. The European powers, according to Monroe, were obligated to respect the Western Hemisphere as the United States' sphere of interest.
US President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address in 1961
In his farewell address on 17 January 1961, US President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a military-industrial complex.
Theodore Roosevelt's Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine (1905)
In his annual messages to Congress in 1904 and 1905, President Theodore Roosevelt expanded the Monroe Doctrine. The corollary stated that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and …
Platt Amendment (1903)
Approved on May 22, 1903, the Platt Amendment was a treaty between the U.S. and Cuba that attempted to protect Cuba's independence from foreign intervention. It permitted extensive U.S. involvement in Cuban international and domestic affairs for the enforcement of Cuban independence.
Day of Infamy Speech: Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Japan (1941)
On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, was subject to an attack that was one of the greatest military surprises in the history of warfare. In less than 2 hours, the U.S. Pacific Fleet was devastated, and more than 3,500 Americans were …
Executive Order 9066: Resulting in Japanese-American Incarceration (1942)
Issued by President Franklin Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, this order authorized the forced removal of all persons deemed a threat to national security from the West Coast to "relocation centers" further inland – resulting in the incarceration of Japanese Americans.
Full Text of General Dwight D. Eisenhower's Order of the Day (1944)
This order was issued by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower to encourage Allied soldiers taking part in the D-day invasion.
Instrument of Surrender of Germany (1945)
This instrument of surrender was signed on 7 May 1945 at General Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters in Reims by General Alfred Jodl, Chief of Staff of the German Army
United Nations Charter (1945)
On 26 June 1945, in San Francisco, the United Nations was formally established with the signing of the UN Charter. Article 111 of this charter indicated that "The present Charter, of which the Chinese, French, Russian, English, and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall remain deposited in the archives …