With the rise of a Nuclear Soviet State, the United States was auditing it's own internal defense capabilities.
One critical point was the size of the United States and the time it could take to move forces from one point to another in times of war and emergency.
Even within the United States, there was a rise in communist parties which were slowly becoming a threat.
The Interstate highway act not only produced economic benefits to stop the rise of communism in the United States, but also provided nation-wide infrastructure to smoothly and quickly move forces across the country.
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Thus the Industrial Revolution stirred ambitions in many European countries and renewed their confidence to embark on a path of aggressive expansion overseas. From the late 1800s through the early 1900s, Western Europe pursued a policy of imperialism that became known as New Imperialism.
Ultimately, the suffrage movement provided political training for some of the early women<span> pioneers in Congress, but its internal divisions foreshadowed the persistent disagreements among </span>women<span> in Congress and among </span>women's rights<span> activists after the passage of the 19th Amendment.</span>
