The author states that the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik caused the United States to begin investing in science, technology, and innovation. Sputnik’s successful launch caused this reaction in the United States because the Cold War led Americans to fear the possibility of the Soviet Union leading the world in science and technology. Rather than give in to fear or hide from challenge, the United States stepped up and made a commitment to science, math, and innovation.
If a Supreme Court judge has personal religious objections to military service, but rules in favor of the draft because it is a federal law, that judge is <span>practicing "judicial restraint," since he or she is not letting her personal feeling get in the way of upholding the law. </span>
By the given statement in question, Truman wanted to imply that the effect of communism was growing and if it could not be checked by aiding such countries as Greece and Turkey, then it would have far reaching effects. Truman feared that communism would slowly grip these countries in financial trouble and spread to the Latin American countries and the countries in the East at a very fast rate.
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The USS Panay incident was a Japanese attack on the American gunboat Panay while it was anchored in the Yangtze River outside Nanking (now spelled Nanjing), China on December 12, 1937. Like the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor four years later, Japan and the United States were not at war at the time. The Japanese claimed that they did not see the US flags painted on the deck of the gunboat, apologized, and paid an indemnity. Nevertheless, the attack and the subsequent Allison incident in Nanking caused U.S. opinion to turn against the Japanese. Some extra facts: Date December 12, 1937
Location
Yangtze River, off Nanking, China
Result USS Panay sunk
Belligerents
United States
Japan
Commanders and leaders
James J. Hughes
Rūku Hikkumotto
Strength
1 gunboat
12 aircraft
Casualties and losses
1 gunboat sunk
3 killed
43 wounded
none
Civilian casualties: 2 killed, 5 wounded
