Alabama governor George Wallace stood in front of the entrance of the University of Alabama in an attempt to block the enrollment of two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood. His infamous shout of "Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!" made people view him as one of the country's most destructive racist.
Lack of workers was not a problem that cities faced during the Gilded Age.
The Lend Lease Act was an attempt by the United States to support other nations within the Allied Forces during World War II. Under this program the United States provided other Allied nations with food, oil, and material from 1941 to 1945.
Machiavelli advises that a prince should carefully calculate all the wicked deeds he needs to do to secure his power, and then execute them all in one stroke. In this way, his subjects will slowly forget his cruel deeds and the prince can better align himself with his subjects.