Governor Orval Faubus.
EXPLANATION
On September 2, 1957, Governor Orval Faubus announced that he would call in the Arkansas National Guard to prevent the African-American students' entry to Central High, claiming this action was for the students' own protection.
The US succeeded in containing Communism largely through its proactive efforts to build solidarity with foreign nations. This can be seen through the execution of the Marshall Plan, which delivered aid to European countries in order to rebuild their economies and prevent the spread of Communism, and the establishment of NATO, which joined the US and the democratic countries of Europe in a military alliance.
What are the main strengths and weaknesses of the following Evil Empires?
The Third Reich
The Soviet Union
Imperial Japan
Communist China
The "Decades of Darkness" USA
The Mongol Empire
The neo-Caliphate advocated by Hizb-ut-Tahrir
I'll start with the first two:
Third Reich - Strengths: Well industrialized, superb Prussian military system, willingness to take big risks
Third Reich - Weaknesses: Racist ideology (limits possibility to profit from foreign traitors and apologists), small land area with few natural resources, internal factionalism
Soviet Union - Strengths: Huge area, huge natural resources, attractive ideology, stable bureaucratic government
<span>Soviet Union - Weaknesses: Devastated by WWII, inefficient command economy, risk-averse in warfare, limited access to the oceans (esp. in winter)</span>
