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In 1950s Cuba, government corruption led to Fidel Castro's violent rise to power.

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  • Castro and the Cuban Revolution
    Castro and the Cuban Revolution

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    In 1950s Cuba, government corruption led to Fidel Castro's violent rise to power.

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  • Controversial Generals
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    Throughout American history, a number of controversial generals have clashed with presidents and other officials.

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  • Truman Announces Germany's Surrender
    Truman Announces Germany's Surrender

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    In a May 8, 1945, radio broadcast, President Harry Truman announces the unconditional surrender of Germany, but reminds Americans that the war wages on in the Far East.

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  • U.S. and U.S.S.R. Tussle Over Germany
    U.S. and U.S.S.R. Tussle Over Germany

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    Upon his return from commanding U.S. occupation forces in Germany, Gen. Lucius Clay holds a press conference on May 17, 1949, and fields questions about the growing tension between the United States and the Soviets over the division of Germany.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt's War Progress Report
    Franklin D. Roosevelt's War Progress Report

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    In his progress report on World War II on July 28, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt informs the nation that "the first crack in the Axis has come" as Italian Premier Mussolini falls from power.

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  • Chamberlain Declares War on Germany
    Chamberlain Declares War on Germany

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    On September 3, 1939, in a radio broadcast to his nation, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain announces that Germany's refusal to withdraw its troops from Poland after its September 1 invasion has pushed Great Britain to war.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 Labor Day Speech
    Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 Labor Day Speech

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    In his Labor Day radio broadcast in 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt reminds his fellow citizens of the need to devote America’s industrial effort to building weaponry in order to "crush Hitler and his Nazi forces."

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  • Reagan Addresses British Parliament
    Reagan Addresses British Parliament

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    On June 8, 1982, in the first speech by an American president to a meeting of both houses of the British Parliament, President Ronald Reagan presents his hope for a future that would "leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash heap of history."

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  • King George VI's Empire Day Address
    King George VI's Empire Day Address

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    In an address delivered on Empire Day, May 24, 1940, King George VI describes Adolf Hitler's intention to conquer not only the British empire but also the world.

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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt's Labor Day Address 1942
    Franklin D. Roosevelt's Labor Day Address 1942

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    In an address to the nation on Labor Day 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt summarizes an earlier meeting with Congress in which he urged cooperation to pass his seven-point economic plan to fight inflation, which was presented to both houses on April 28.

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  • Truman Announces Japan's Surrender
    Truman Announces Japan's Surrender

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    On September 1, 1945, in a radio address to the American people, President Harry Truman announces the unconditional surrender of Japan, formalized aboard the U.S.S. Missouri.

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  • Douglas MacArthur Receives the Japanese Surrender
    Douglas MacArthur Receives the Japanese Surrender

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    On September 2, 1945, aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay, World War II comes to a close when Japanese officials sign the unconditional surrender. Gen. Douglas MacArthur presides over the signing and delivers a short speech on the momentous occasion.

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