The Wild West conjures up images of life amid a lot of gunshots. ... My answer to these questions is no, however much I want to see the responsible parties caught and punished. ... He told us that this is not a war against Islam, but he has also called his campaign "a crusade''. ...
This occurred due to the new management of the national bank, which began to call in loans and foreclose of mortgages and send people to debtor's prison. ... Causes for the panic included the failure of state banks due to the lack of funds, a new piece of legislation was passed that called for the payment of hard currency for land, factories were closed due to foreign competition, and the price of cotton fell dramatically. ... This opposition began calling themselves the Whigs, since they were opposed to what they called tyrannical rule of Jackson. ... Clay called this plan the Amer...
What has been argued for years is the question of man's state of nature. ... The people went wild, even looting and destroying their own museum. ... Their dissatisfaction of a monarchy led them to the works of Montesquieu, who should be called the real "founding father". ...
Fear of communism, nuclear war, the future, and of all things considered unknown, unusual or untraditional ran wild throughout the United States as the Eisenhower administration worked tirelessly to address the hysterical concerns of his constituents, doing so masterfully. ... The biggest question on everyone's mind as the Cold war threat progressed was rather simple: "Who will strike first?... Outlining the facts of nuclear war the diagram concludes in large lettering: "RESULT: A growing question whether a policy of receiving the first blow may be the best one". ... Fe...
After the chaos of the boxer rebellion Hay called for an expanded "Open Door Policy," for all parts of China. ... Propaganda was spreading like wild fire through America; the people were fired up and were in the mood for war. ... If every country washed by the Carribean Sea would show the progress in stable and just civilization which, with the aid of the Platt Amendment, Cuba has shown since our troops left the island, and which so many of the republics in both Americas are constantly and brilliantly showing, all questions of interference by this nation with their affairs would be at an end. ...
They questioned laissez faire and Social Darwinism, and believed that government, with influence from Progressives, could make positive and powerful reforms. ... Worst of all, the federal government refrained from regulating wild speculation, and pursued easy credit policies. ... Roosevelt entered the Presidency, his new mission, which he called the New Deal, was one of "reform, revive, (and) relief" (Orr 10/17/02). ...
