It happened baecuase the french has stakes in the economy and they also didn't want comunism to spread.
They are many crimes that the poor people did, but the most common one was that the poor people use to steal things from the factory that led them to be jailed in the prison and use to get whipped and caned until they bled.
McCarthy is trying to win the audience to his viewpoint straightaway by inducing one of America's most loved presidents of all times.Once you have drawn the attention of your audience,they are going to listen to you to the end of your speech hopefully.
As we celebrate the birth of this man who with his whole heart and soul hated war, I would like to be able to speak of peace in our time, of war being outlawed, and of world-wide disarmament.
And because that day was the birthday of Abraham Lincoln,it was very apt to mention Abraham's name as he always championed for disarmament and no war policies and wanted peace and prosperity for all.
The answer is Great Depression
