Collections
Collections contain selected sets of historical documents related to a specific topic, region, or event.
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SINO-US AMBASSADORIAL TALKS, 1955-1970
The “Ambassadorial Talks" were a special mechanism for communications between the US and China from 1955-1970.
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SINO-VIETNAMESE WAR, 1979
The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but significant border war fought between two former socialist allies from February through March 1979.
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SOUTH AFRICAN NUCLEAR HISTORY
Documents on the history of South African nuclear development.
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SOUTH KOREAN DIPLOMACY IN ASIA, 1955-1957
Culled from the papers of South Korean president Syngman Rhee, this collection documents South Korea's diplomacy in Asia in the mid- to late-1950s.
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SOUTH KOREAN NUCLEAR HISTORY
The South Korean nuclear program was one of Park Chung Hee's most controversial decisions, threatening the alliance with the United States.
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SOVIET FOREIGN POLICY
Documents on the international relations and foreign policy of the Soviet Union.
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SOVIET INVASION OF AFGHANISTAN
In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in response to a revolt against the Soviet-backed government.
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SOVIET INVASION OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA
The Prague Spring represented a moment of liberalism and democratization in Czechoslovakia. It ended with the Soviet invasion in August 1968.
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SOVIET NUCLEAR HISTORY
Documents on the history of Soviet nuclear development.
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SOVIET UNION AND THE OLYMPICS
The Soviet Union joined the International Olympic Committee only in 1951, but went on to dominate the games along with its rival, the United States.
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SOVIET UNION-NORTH KOREA RELATIONS
The Soviet Union was one of North Korea's most important allies through the end of the Cold War, but relations were not always cordial.
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SPACE RACE
Documents on the 20th-century competition for supremacy in spaceflight capacity between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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STALIN AND THE COLD WAR
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1922 until his death in 1953, this collection contain Stalin's own writings, conversations, and legacy.
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SYNGMAN RHEE ERA
A glimpse into the papers Sygnman Rhee, President of the Republic of Korea from 1948 through 1960.
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TAIWAN STRAIT CRISES
The Taiwan Strait Crises of 1954-1955 and 1958 were short, but climactic military confrontations.
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TAIWAN’S COLD WAR IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
Documents on Taiwan's efforts to engage non-communist states in Southeast Asia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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THE "SECOND" KOREAN WAR, 1967-1969
A series of military clashes taking place along the DMZ after 1967 threatened to engulf the Korean Peninsula in a new war.
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THE 1995 NPT REVIEW AND EXTENSION CONFERENCE
25 years after the Non-Prolfieration Treaty (NPT) came into force, parties to the treaty met to decide if the NPT would be continued indefinitely.
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