<span>James K. Polk’s intentions were clear from the start his famous campaign slogan, “54-40 or Fight!” indicated his intention to settle the status of the Oregon Territory with Great Britain on American terms. American naval forces arrived in Monterrey and took control of the port without firing a shot and tack over under Commodore Robert F. Stockton to capture San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles without bloodshed.</span>
The 2020 presidential election has been a disaster for people who think the Electoral College is still a good idea. Joe Biden’s clear victory has been followed by attempts by the incumbent president to induce Republican legislators and other elected Republican officials in five states he lost to ignore the certified vote counts in their states and substitute their partisan preferences for the voters’ decision. Now Congress will formally receive the electoral votes, after a series of attempts to subvert the democratic process, all made possible by the Electoral College.
Germany was an economic rival of Great Britain in World War 1
because of the spirit of international competitiveness and
imperialism. Each wanted to establish supremacy in Europe and
therefore, they tried to outgrow each others' economy.
