He pandered to the lowest impulses in human nature. He traded in hate and fear: racism, antisemitism, racial and cultural supremacy, homophobia, and xenophobia. <u>He tapped into the fears in his audience, twisted them into hate, and turned them into action.</u>
This is describing the "containment" policy. This concept was developed by the US government to stop the spread of communism. Ultimately, the US followed this policy by aiding countries that were close to the Soviet Union.
A perfect example of this would be the Truman Doctrine. This law helped to give $400 million of financial aid to Greece and Turkey. These two countries were close to the Soviet Union and were possible targets where communism could spread.
I believe the answer is Proposing then ratifying an amendment.
Each of these parties did not support slavery.
Northern Democrats split from the Democratic Party over slavery. Southern Democrats still avidly supported slavery in 1854.
Free-Soilers were mostly small farmers who did not support slavery because it hurt their enterprise. It was difficult to compete with slave owners.
Conscience Whigs did not support slavery because they believed it was morally wrong, hence the "conscience" designation.
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