Wallechinsky´s “call to action” is for people to be active citizens to avoid leaving the decision-making in the hands of those who don´t consider the less fortunate´s needs.
Explanation:
The traditional American Dream is based on the idea that hardworking citizens can improve their lives through self-reliance and sacrifice, but many middle-class people end up downsizing their dreams for a lack of resources, which requires another tenet of the American Dream: bringing power to the people by developing more active participation of the citizens to make their requests be heard.
Because she somehow managed to turn the tide of war in the favor of France. After she did this the French were able to win the war though it did drag on to some degree for decades after she was killed by the English.