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Mao Zedong, “Notes on the Report of Further Improving the Army’s Agricultural Work by the Rear Service Department of the Military Commission,” May 7, 1966

May 7, 1966

Mao sent this note to PLA Chief Lin Biao on May 7, 1966. It was subsequently called the May 7th Directive. It inspired the setting up in 1968 of “cadre schools” to reeducate party officials by bringing them closer to the people by working with them and by studying the teachings of Mao.

Mao Zedong, "China Will Take a Giant Stride Forward," 1964

December 13, 1964

Mao Zedong, "China Will Take a Giant Stride Forward" December 13, 1964

The Atomic Bomb, Statement of the Government of the People's Republic of China, October 16, 1964

October 16, 1964

Remarks from the People's Republic of China after a successful atomic bomb test.

Tonkin Gulf Resolution, August 7, 1964

January 7, 1964

The Tonkin Gulf Resolution is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the resolution authorized the President to do whatever necessary in order to assist "any member or protocol state of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty." This included involving armed forces.

Gerald Ford, Letter to Family after Visiting Chiang Kai-shek in Taiwan, September 3, 1953

September 3, 1953

Congressman Ford's letter to his wife, Betty, and sons Mike and Jack.

Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State July 27, 1953

July 27, 1953

The Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State formally ended the war in Korea.

Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan (Treaty of Taipei) 1952

April 28, 1952

Signed at Taipei, 28 April 1952
Entered into force, 5 August 1952, by the exchange of the instruments of ratification at Taipei

Treaty of Peace with Japan, 1951

September 8, 1951

Treaty of Peace with Japan, Sept. 8, 1951, San Francisco, California, USA

Mao Zedong's "Order to the Chinese People's Volunteers," 1950

October 1, 1950

Mao Zedong's "Order to the Chinese People's Volunteers" October 1950.

Conversation between the Soviet Union's Joseph Stalin and China's Mao Zedong, 1949

December 16, 1949

Conversation between Stalin and Mao, Moscow, 16 December 1949

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