Truman was the one who adopted a policy of containment. This (arguably) aggressive approach was what influenced America to get into wars such as the Korean War and other smaller conflicts. Meanwhile, Eisenhower was a bit less aggressive. Although his Secretary of State Dulles preached Brinksmanship and was very anti-Soviet, Eisenhower himself was somewhat against this, as shown when he did nothing to prevent the Hungarian Revolt. He also sought to increase U.S-Soviet Relations in the Spirit of Geneva, but the U-2 Incident pretty much erased most of his progress.
Engel v<span>. </span>Vitale<span>, 370 U.S. 421 (1962), was a landmark United States </span>Supreme Court case<span> that </span>ruled<span> it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools</span>
The achievements were that it managed to raise its own army and create its own currency and government. The failures were that it didn't manage to become internationally recognized, and they eventually became bankrupt. Another thing was that there was a lot of internal strife and division.
The main issue that was debated by Lincoln and Douglas was slavery.
The answer is the temporary alliance of political parties.. They take actions
