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History 282 US Diplomatic History

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History 282 US Diplomatic History
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Glossary of Terms

Glossary of US Diplomatic Terms

The following forty terms are likely to appear in any oral exam for International Studies majors and represent key episodes that everyone should consider utilizing as examples in their required essays for US Diplomatic History.

  • US-French Alliance (1778)
  • Treaty of Paris (1783)
  • Farewell Address (1796)
  • Alien & Sedition Acts (1798)
  • Louisiana Purchase (1803)
  • War of 1812 (1812-15)
  • Monroe Doctrine (1821)
  • Manifest Destiny (1845)
  • Mexican War (1846-48)
  • Trent Affair (1861)
  • Lieber Code (1863)
  • Seward’s Folly (1867)
  • Chinese Exclusion (1882)
  • War of 1898
  • Open Door Notes (1899-1900)
  • Panama Canal (1903-14)
  • Dollar Diplomacy (1909-13)
  • Fourteen Points (1918)
  • Treaty of Versailles (1919)
  • Washington Naval Conference (1921)
  • Dawes Plan (1924)
  • Good Neighbor Policy (1933)
  • American First Committee (1940)
  • Casablanca Conference (1943)
  • Yalta Conference (1945)
  • Long Telegram (1946)
  • Berlin Blockade (1948-49)
  • NSC 68 (1950)
  • Korean War (1950-53)
  • Suez Crisis (1956)
  • U2 Affair (1960)
  • Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)
  • Détente (1972)
  • China Opening (1972)
  • Helsinki Accords (1975)
  • Iran Hostage Crisis (1979-80)
  • Star Wars / SDI (1983)
  • First Gulf War (1990-91)

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