<span>For starters, technology developed and now a lot more people could hear these adresses and see them on TV and hear them through the radio and they could be recorded and studied. The Supreme court decisions were important because they decided what would happen to people and their rights. For example, the supreme court first decided that separate but equal was a good doctrine, but later they decided it was unconstitutional. The addresses could affect public opinion to support something that the congress didn't want, and the supreme court would act on behalf of the people.</span>
The answer to your question is King John.
The United States used the sinking as propaganda to get the country on board for war
Christianity was driven through the new west from the east and brought revival to churches.
They kept people afraid for their lives and of that of their loved ones. SO if they were afraid they would not speak out against the government.