The New York City draft riots were against drafting because of the racial backlash against the Emancipation Proclamation.
The correct answer is more prosperous and less democratic
Japanese conquests led to a wave of euphoria and enthusiasm in Japan, which, coupled with extensive indoctrination, developed a strong nationalism that defended imperialist ambitions. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, there was an extreme right-wing authoritarian regime in Japan that fueled nationalist militarism and Japanese imperialism.
This nationalist and imperialist discourse in Japan claimed that the mission in China was unique and exclusively civilizing, but it is known that Japanese interests were motivated by economic issues. During the 1930s, two incidents led to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria (northeastern China) and, finally, the start of the war.
Fredrick Douglas was the African American who said the Mexican War was "disgraceful" because he thought if America would annex Mexico then slavery would be carried over into the new territory.
Truman is claiming that if the United States does not help Greece and Turkey, they will eventually fall to communism.
This excerpt is from a speech given by Truman after World War II and is the basis of the Truman Doctrine. After World War II, the US was worried about the Soviet Union and the system of communism spreading all over Europe. If communism spread, it would increase the Soviet Union's power, making them the world's largest superpower.
The US did not want this to happen, as they feared that if one country fell to communism, nearby countries would fall as well. This is known as the domino theory. To prevent this from happening, the US ends up giving $400 million to Greece and Turkey in order to stabilize their economy.
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the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
Environment can be defined as a sum total of all the living and non-living elements and their effects that influence human life.
