So I actually have a Social Studies book from my old school, lucky for you, we got to the Cold War.
Here's what the book stated:
One of Reagan's proposals was the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI). He believed this defense shield could make nuclear war impossible, but the unlikelihood that the technology could ever work led opponents to dub SDI "Star Wars."
Also, I do know that this is also found on another website but thats probably where the book's information came from.
I would say no because if we look at economics, it is REALLY expensive to maintain a large country (this case empire) because there would simply be too many people to manage for one governing body (so I would presume a governing body and not a dictatorship). Is an "American Empire" the face of globalization? No.
<span>In 1867 their was two laws passed: First, Tenure of Office Act which forbade president to remove civil officials without senate's consent. Secondly, Command of Army Act which prohibited president from issuing military orders except through commanding general of army (Grant) whose headquarters were to be in Washington and who could not be relieved or assigned elsewhere without senate's consent</span>
Answer:
Though mocked by some at the time, the 1867 purchase of Alaska came to be regarded as a masterful deal.
Explanation:
The treaty enlarged the United States by 586,000 square miles, an area more than twice the size of Texas, all for the bargain price of around two cents an acre. Yet because some politicians and journalists considered Alaska a barren wasteland— and inherently opposed anything supported by President Andrew Johnson—it became popularly known as “Seward’s Folly.” That label has stuck, never mind that Seward was economically vindicated long ago by the discovery of gold and oil, not to mention the throngs of tourists that visit the state each summer.
National Park.
