AUCW 212 Lecture 6: Lecture Notes 92916
29 Sep 2016
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Suez canal, nationalized by the egyptians, connects mediterranean and red. France, britain, and israel want to take back the canal. President of egypt sunk all the boats in the canal, effectively blocking it. Ironically, america does not support the british or french. Nato needs an army and he is in charge (an attack on one is an attack on all) Taft embodies the traditional republican, old america, opposed to military spending, for european recovery but votes against the marshall plan, voted against nato. Eisenhower promised a solution to the korean war. He also promised the support of social security, extended to more people rather than repeal it. Agreed with organized labor (unions only around since 1930s) Founding of the department of health, education, and welfare legislation, most. Republicans think it should be a state rather than federal responsibility. Pre-wwii the were only two 4-lane highways: the pennsylvania throughway,
