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Published annually since 1972, the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the World. Each volume pairs original background narratives with well over 100 documents to chronicle the major events of the year, from official reports and surveys to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more. Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year’s events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents, and each event includes references to related coverage and documents from the last ten editions of the series. Events covered in the 2018 Edition include: • Historic U.S. and South Korean diplomatic advances with North Korea • Investigation of Russian influence in U.S. elections • Chinese constitutional changes granting presidential terms for life • March for Our Lives and gun control demonstrations • Changes to U.S. immigration and trade policies • Legalization of marijuana in Canada • Resignation of Australian prime minister • Pope declares death penalty inadmissible Volumes in this series dating back to 1972 are available as online editions on SAGE Knowledge.
President Trump and European Leaders on Decision to Remove the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal : May 8, 2018
President Trump and European Leaders on Decision to Remove the U.S. from the Iran Nuclear Deal : May 8, 2018
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump repeatedly denounced the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran. Under that 2015 agreement, Iran accepted a variety of restrictions on its nuclear program in return for the lifting of national and international sanctions. Critics of the deal, including Trump, argued that it did not put an effective, permanent brake on Iran’s capacity to develop nuclear weapons. After taking office in January 2017, Trump continued to criticize the deal but did not immediately ...
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