Diplomat Today
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Fear in the early days of the Cold War
Image of Senator McCarthy courtesy of Politico in the From colony to superpowerGeorge Herring describes the beginning of the Cold War as a turbulent time in the history of the United States (US). During this time, the government created policies such as containment measures that influenced American foreign policy until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, and American…
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A warning from the past: The Rosenberg case
On June 19thth In 1953, Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Greenglass Rosenberg became the only American citizens to be executed under the Espionage Act. In a case of government conspiracies, the Rosenberg case sparked nationwide controversy, some of which persists today. In her documentary heir to an executionIvy Meeropol, the granddaughter of the notorious Rosenbergs, tries to shed light on her…
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From Munich to Pearl Harbor: FDR’s Progress Towards War
Moyra Schaufler In the years leading up to America’s entry into World War II (WWII), the actions of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) demonstrate his instinct for eventual American participation in the war, combined with his practical determination to keep the country neutral until both the Doing so would support both Congress and the public. Beginning with the Munich Conference…
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