http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0406/toc-continued.html.rss http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/brussels-universal-and-international-exposition-expo-1958_html_html_html The Expo provided the backdrop for the cultural Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/brussels-universal-and-international-exposition-expo-1958_html_html_html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:04:39 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/nixon-in-china-a-turning-point-in-world-history_html_html The 1949 victory of the Chinese communists in the Chinese civil war had a shattering impact upon the United States, but by 1972 tensions had eased and each found the need to resume normalization. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/nixon-in-china-a-turning-point-in-world-history_html_html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:07:08 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/ping-pong-diplomacy-spearheaded-u_s_-chinese-relations_html_html Unlikely diplomats went to play table tennis and changed history along the way. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/ping-pong-diplomacy-spearheaded-u_s_-chinese-relations_html_html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:08:12 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/trade-and-economics-as-a-force-in-u_s_-foreign-relations_html_html While certainly continuing to pursue its own economic interests, the U.S. promoted freedom, democracy, and open markets in the belief that “free nations trading freely” would improve the human condition. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/trade-and-economics-as-a-force-in-u_s_-foreign-relations_html_html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:23:43 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/after-the-cold-war_html_html_html When the Cold War came to an end in 1989 there was widespread feeling throughout the world that at long last universal peace had descended on Earth. http://www.america.govhttp://america.amgovcms.iip/publications/ejournalusa/significant-events-in-u/table-of-contents/after-the-cold-war_html_html_html Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:26:00 -0400