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"In war there is no substitute for victory." |
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When war began to appear inevitable in Europe and Japan began building an empire in the Pacific, most Americans shared a desire not to get involved. In spite of the opposition of groups such as the America First Committee, FDR was determined to do what he could to assist Britain in the fight against Hitler.
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World War II was a total war, in which every American was called upon in some form or another to participate. Those who could not fight were to keep their mouths shut, work hard each day as "soldiers of production," make financial and lifestyle sacrifices, and to hate the enemy.
George Takei TED TalkActor George Takei shares his experience living in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.
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Early in his career, Richard Nixon established himself as a hardline anticommunist crusader. As president, Nixon's presidency was pivotal to reshaping Cold War relations. His policy of detente led to the establishment of diplomatic relations with China, a lessening of tensions with the Soviet Union, and the gradual withdrawal of U.S. forces from Vietnam. Nixon, with the advice of his Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger, employed a foreign policy of realpolitik, based on Bismarck's politics of power.
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