U.S.<span> declared </span>war<span> on April 6th, 1917, the </span>U.S.<span> had desperately tried to stay neutral, but ties to Britain, propaganda, the sinking of ships by German U-boats, and a German attempt in the Zimmermann Note to </span>get<span> Mexico to declare </span>war<span> on the </span>U.S.<span> pushed the </span>U.S.<span> to </span>get involved<span>.</span>
Strom Thurmond and the Dixiecrats used ideas of freedom to justify their positions on civil rights and race by advocating states' rights. Since the government at the time was giving minorities more rights, the Dixiecrats argued that the federal government should let the states be free to make their own individual policies. This would also let businesses be free to hire whomever they choose.
<span>Deng sought to modernize China by introducing capitalism in a limited way, while Mao rejected all capitalist ideas.</span>
Guide the political issues of the party's candidate.