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… as individuals or remove to the west out of harm's way. Confident that he could judge the Indians' true welfare … and his heir apparent to the presidency. The Nullification Crisis and the Compromise of 1833 As Van Buren rose and …
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… to be the only legitimate ruler of all of China. The crisis escalated when Eisenhower declared at a news … Jiang’s stubbornness, but his own actions contributed to a crisis that seemed increasingly dangerous. The bombardment … he revealed his political convictions only to a few confidants. Arbenz also believed that Guatemala, because of …
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… and some national security briefings and was a key confidant during the Camp David Accords and the Iranian hostage crisis. Her interest in foreign affairs and her capacity for … stayed in Washington, DC, to focus on the Iranian hostage crisis instead of hitting the campaign trail. As a result, …
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… meaning illness) speech, in which he described a lack of confidence in America's purpose and its future. In addition to admitting that people lacked confidence in his leadership, Carter blamed the crisis of America's spirit on the American people themselves. …
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… of the Great Depression, the most severe economic crisis the United States had ever known. Rightly or wrongly, … what he called the "American character."The economic crisis that struck the United States in the late 1920s was … important, the Depression sapped the American people's confidence and will. The Great Depression was a stern test …
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… Great Depression and criticizing his efforts to solve the crisis. Beginning in the 1970s, however, Hoover's reputation … never to have grasped the grave threat that the economic crisis represented to the nation—and that solutions to the … situations like the Bonus Army—in ways that built confidence in his leadership. It should also be noted that …
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… of Vietnam and Watergate that had shattered public confidence in government, Americans gravitated toward leaders … with high interest rates and inflation; the long hostage crisis with Iran; and the divisions in the Democratic Party, … charm. He criticized Carter daily for the ongoing hostage crisis. Reagan referred to a city in Alabama that had hosted …
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… “FDR,” guided America through its greatest domestic crisis, with the exception of the Civil War, and its greatest foreign crisis. His presidency—which spanned twelve years—was … cast a pall over its future. Roosevelt's combination of confidence, optimism, and political savvy—all of which came …
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… discipline in 1993. These efforts fueled a period of confidence in the financial markets. What is unclear is … creative, unilateral executive power in the Mexican peso crisis, when the congressional leadership refused to provide …
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… to deliver a highly negative speech on the Nation's "crisis of confidence" and opposed the shake-up of the cabinet that … as they arose. The flagging economy, the Iranian hostage crisis, and a litany of other troubles dragged down the …
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… picture of McKinley: Regarding the Spanish-American crisis over Cuba, he is now viewed as a President who tried … astute and patient politician whose political skills and confidence enabled him to make firm decisions even when they …
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… enjoy a higher standard of living. This belief, and the confidence that accompanied it, came crashing down in the … to prosecute rapists. At the grass-roots level, rape crisis centers and anti-rape task forces proliferated. …
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… had issued bonds to many veterans and investors. As confidence in Congress’s ability to repay the bonds … to determine how to proceed. The cabinet agreed the crisis required presidential action, rather than leaving it …
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… it: "In receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided to my illustrious predecessor, and which he has … the nation quickly followed suit. This financial crisis, the worse yet faced by the young nation, would become … which finally convened in September 1837, to deal with the crisis. The President announced a controversial proposal to …
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… entered the White House, she took up her duties with great confidence. Although she pursued no one special project, … source of support for her uncle during the sectional crisis. Like most Americans, Harriet had been aware of the …
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… job of speaking for and to the American people. His crisis leadership, including insisting on returning to the … up in a safe bunker elsewhere, gave the American people confidence that someone was in charge. He became the most …
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… through the purchase and coinage of silver undermined confidence in the American dollar and punished creditors by … of women's rights was to criticize polygamy. Economic Crisis Cleveland's second administration began in 1893, just …
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… in the first few years of the war. The Confederacy confidently expected England to escort Confederate cotton … out of the war. Southern Belligerency Status The first crisis occurred when England issued a proclamation of …
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… supported the goal of a non-Communist Vietnam, public confidence in the President and Johnson's popularity … club."Johnson was able to defuse one potential nuclear crisis: In 1967, after the Arab-Israeli War, the President …
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… tried to interest Eisenhower in the Republican nomination, confident that his popularity would carry him to victory and … he was no match for Eisenhower. Eisenhower inspired confidence with his plain talk, reassuring smiles, and heroic … While Eisenhower confronted the dangers of the Suez crisis, Soviet troops invaded Hungary. The Kremlin was …